Modal analysis of a self-Fourier laser cavity

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Corcoran, C J ^a   Pasch, K A ^b  

^a Corcoran Engineering Incorporated ^*  (United States)

^b Pasch Engineering Design   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent laser combination; Coupled mode theory; Eigenvalue; External cavity; High energy laser; Phase locked laser array; Supermode; Talbot cavity

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIGH ENERGY LASERS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LASER THEORY; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS;

COHERENT LASER COMBINATION; COUPLED MODE THEORY; EIGENVALUES; EXTERNAL CAVITIES; PHASE-LOCKED LASER ARRAYS; SUPERMODE; TALBOT CAVITY;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 20844454481     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/7/5/L01     Document Type: Article

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