Annular converging wave resonator: new insights

被引:10
作者
Paxton, Alan H. [1 ]
Erkkila, John H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Air Force Weap Lab, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117 USA
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D O I
10.1364/OL.1.000166
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A simple theory describing the annular converging wave resonator has been developed. The theory explains results obtained in two recent experiments. Configurations of the converging wave resonator that could be used to extract power from a large-volume annular gain region in a single mode with nonzero azimuthal order are also discussed.
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页码:166 / 168
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