Low-Loss Modes and Resonances in a Quasi-90°-Roof Mirror Resonator
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Applied Optics
- Vol. 12 (1) , 93-97
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ao.12.000093
Abstract
Modes and resonances of an open resonator formed by two roof mirrors with roof angle smaller than π/2 are investigated. It is shown that modes exist that are limited by a caustic surface in such a way that they are exponentially low in the region of the edges of the mirrors, so that the diffraction at the edges can be neglected. Such modes and their resonant frequencies are expressed in terms of modes and resonances of the flat-roof resonators.Keywords
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