• DocumentCode
    444163
  • Title

    Compact quasi-chaotic optical cavity

  • Author

    Narimanov, Evgenii ; Fan, Jonathan ; Gmachi, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    421
  • Abstract
    We present a novel multi-pass optical cavity with partially-chaotic ray dynamics. For a centimeter-size device, our experimental measurements confirm meter-scale optical path lengths supported by the cavity, suggesting future applications in trace gas detection.
  • Keywords
    gas sensors; optical chaos; optical resonators; compact quasichaotic optical cavity; meter-scale optical path lengths; multipass optical cavity; partially-chaotic ray dynamics; trace gas detection; Chaos; Geometry; Length measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical reflection; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548802
  • Filename
    1548802