• DocumentCode
    1136623
  • Title

    Analysis of the cylindrical confocal laser resonator having a single circular coupling aperture

  • Author

    Mcnice, Garner T. ; Derr, Vernon E.

  • Author_Institution
    ESSA research Laboratories, Boulder, Colorado, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    12/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    569
  • Lastpage
    575
  • Abstract
    The diffraction losses of the cylindrical confocal resonator having a circular coupling aperture in the center of one of the resonator mirrors have been calculated over the range of resonator Fresnel numbers 0 \\leq N_{b} \\leq 1.6 by the numerical iteration technique of Fox and Li. The specific paths by which energy is diffracted from the resonator have also been investigated and a class of equivalent resonators found that maximizes the energy diffracted through the aperture for a given value of total diffraction loss.
  • Keywords
    Apertures; Diffraction; Laser modes; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Power generation; Power lasers; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1969.1075711
  • Filename
    1075711
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1136623