Abstract
Simultaneous single-mode oscillations on different transitions were observed in a laser-diode-pumped microchip laser. The unusual modal-output characteristics of the laser were reproduced by multitransition-oscillation laser model equations that include cross saturation of population inversions with a strong spatial exponential decay and transition-dependent resonant reabsorption loss.
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