Title :
Compact quasi-chaotic optical cavity
Author :
Narimanov, Evgenii ; Fan, Jonathan ; Gmachi, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548802
