Principles of calculating the dynamical response of misaligned complex resonant optical interferometers

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1642-1649

  Sigg, Daniel ^a   Mavalvala, Nergis ^b  

^a LIGO HANFORD OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MIRRORS;

RESONANT LENGTHS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0007197195     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.001642     Document Type: Article

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