• DocumentCode
    2888709
  • Title

    The effect of resonant mode-coupling in high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavities

  • Author

    Klaassen, T. ; de Jong, J. ; van Exter, M.P. ; Woerdman, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Leiden Univ., Netherlands
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    357
  • Abstract
    It is generally assumed that frequency and time measurements are related via Fourier transformation. This statement seems strictly valid but needs more consideration for a system as complex as a multi-mode optical resonator. This is shown in the paper for the cavity finesse F, which is a measure for the resolving power of an optical resonator. This finesse can be determined experimentally in either the frequency domain, by using cw injection and measuring the transmission spectrum, or in the time domain, by using pulsed excitation and measuring the cavity ringdown time.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot resonators; coupled mode analysis; Fabry-Perot cavities; cavity finesse; cavity ringdown time; cw injection; multimode optical resonator; pulsed excitation; resonant mode-coupling; transmission spectrum; Couplings; Fabry-Perot; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Laboratories; Length measurement; Optical resonators; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567522
  • Filename
    1567522