• DocumentCode
    1676139
  • Title

    The Q-factor of a continuous-wave laser

  • Author

    Eichhorn, M. ; Pollnau, M.

  • Author_Institution
    French-German Res. Inst. of St.-Louis ISL, St. Louis, France
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We define the finite Q-factor of a continuous-wave lasing resonator as the energy of coherent photons stored in the resonator at a given time over the energy of these coherent photons lost per oscillation cycle.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; Q-factor; coherent photons; continuous wave lasing resonator; oscillation cycle; Laser modes; Optical resonators; Photonics; Q factor; Quantum cascade lasers; Ring lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326508
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1676139