Title :
Intracavity Bragg diffraction of Gaussian beams
Author :
Menez, Ludivine ; Zaquine, Isabelle ; Maruan, Alain ; Frey, Robert
Author_Institution :
Dept. Traitement du Signal et de l´´Image, Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun., Paris, France
Abstract :
Due to their limited transverse extension, which precludes efficient interferences, Gaussian beams are shown to be less attractive than plane waves concerning their diffraction efficiency on intracavity Bragg gratings. Our calculations fit the experimental results.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser beams; light diffraction; Bragg grating; Gaussian beams; diffraction efficiency; intracavity Bragg diffraction; plane waves; Bragg gratings; Diffraction gratings; Fabry-Perot; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
