Title :
Unstable Bessel beam resonator
Author :
Tsangaris, C.L. ; New, G.H.C. ; Rogel-Salazar, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
We propose an unstable laser resonator design consisting of a conical and a convex mirror. The intensity profile of its lowest order mode resembles a Bessel function with little inherent modulation imposed by the geometry.
Keywords :
Bessel functions; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; optical modulation; Bessel function; conical mirror; convex mirror; inherent modulation; intensity profile; laser resonator design; unstable Bessel beam resonator; Educational institutions; Geometrical optics; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical design; Optical modulation; Optical propagation; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312185
