From bd13537ee2fb704b02b961b5d06dd4f406f19a71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Prefetch Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 14:21:59 +0200 Subject: Improve knowledge base --- source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md') diff --git a/source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md b/source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md index 77f4755..d7f8ef3 100644 --- a/source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md +++ b/source/know/concept/salt-equation/index.md @@ -268,9 +268,10 @@ it emits photons without any significant light amplification taking place. Upon gradually increasing the pump $$D_0$$ in the active region, all $$\Imag(k_n)$$ become less negative, until one hits the real axis $$\Imag(k_n) = 0$$, -at which point that mode starts lasing, -i.e. the Light gets Amplified by [Stimulated Emission](/know/concept/einstein-coefficients/) (LASE). -After that, $$D_0$$ can be increased even further until some other $$k_n$$ become real. +at which point that mode starts *lasing*: +its Light gets Amplified by [Stimulated Emission](/know/concept/einstein-coefficients/) of Radiation (LASER). +After that, $$D_0$$ can be increased even further until some other $$k_n$$ become real, +so there are multiple active modes competing for charge carriers. Below threshold (i.e. before any mode is lasing), the problem is linear in $$\Psi_n$$, but above threshold it is nonlinear via $$h(\vb{x})$$. -- cgit v1.2.3