AZIMUTHAL MODE-DISCRIMINATION OF ANNULAR RESONATORS

被引:16
作者
EHRLICHMANN, D
HABICH, U
PLUM, HD
机构
[1] Fraunhofer-Institute für Lasertechnik, Aachen, W-5100
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 33期
关键词
ANNULAR RESONATORS; AZIMUTHAL MODE DISCRIMINATION; MULTIPASS RESONATORS;
D O I
10.1364/AO.32.006582
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A diffraction formula for annular beam propagation is suggested. Significant computational savings are obtained without restriction to low azimuthal mode orders. Azimuthal mode discrimination is shown to exist in stable annular resonators. High-order azimuthal modes can suffer low diffraction losses with certain mirror parameters. These high-order modes are identified with azimuthal revolving rays that satisfy known geometric relations for multipass resonators.
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页码:6582 / 6586
页数:5
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