• DocumentCode
    1143441
  • Title

    Flow lines on the poincaré sphere as an aid to the study of mode polarization in lasers

  • Author

    de Lang, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Research Labs., Philips´ Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    9/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    441
  • Lastpage
    444
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the concept of flow lines on the Poincaré sphere is a useful tool in the study of mode polarization in lasers. As an example, a case from recent literature is analyzed.
  • Keywords
    Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Differential equations; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Geometrical optics; Laser modes; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Steady-state;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1971.1076826
  • Filename
    1076826