Transverse mode coupling in an optical resonator
Optics Letters, Vol. 30, Issue 15, pp. 1959-1961 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001959
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Abstract
Small-angle scattering due to mirror surface roughness is shown to couple the optical modes and deform the transmission spectra in a frequency-degenerate optical cavity. A simple model based on a random scattering matrix clearly visualizes the mixing and avoided crossings between multiple transverse modes. These effects are visible only in the frequency-domain spectra; cavity ringdown experiments are unaffected by changes in the spatial coherence, as they probe just the intracavity photon lifetime.
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OCIS Codes
(140.1540) Lasers and laser optics : Chaos
(140.4780) Lasers and laser optics : Optical resonators
Citation
Thijs Klaassen, Johan de Jong, Martin van Exter, and J. P. Woerdman, "Transverse mode coupling in an optical resonator," Opt. Lett. 30, 1959-1961 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-30-15-1959
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