• DocumentCode
    922926
  • Title

    Waveguide analysis of unstable resonators

  • Author

    Chen, L.W. ; Felsen, L.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Department of Electrical Engineering & Electrophysics, Farmingdale, USA
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1973
  • Firstpage
    311
  • Lastpage
    312
  • Abstract
    The complicated loss behaviour of eigenmodes in unstable open resonators formed by finite convex cylindrical mirrors is explained in terms of a remarkably simple model that treats the resonator as a waveguide in the transverse direction. It is shown that selective coupling between two appropriately chosen waveguide modes suffices to establish the eigenmode loss characteristics.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; losses; waveguide theory; convex mirrors; eigenmodes; laser cavity resonators; losses; optical waveguide; waveguide theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19730223
  • Filename
    4236169