Electromagnetic coherence theory of laser resonator modes

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

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 103-108

  Saastamoinen, Toni ^a   Turunen, Jari ^a   Tervo, Jani ^b   Setälä, Tero ^c   Friberg, Ari T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LightTrans GmbH   (Germany)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LASER MODES; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COHERENCE THEORY; FOX-LI MODE;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 12844284718     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.000103     Document Type: Article

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