Paraxial matrix description of astigmatic and cylindrical mirror resonators with twisted axes for laser spectroscopy

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 472-482

  McManus, J Barry ^a  

^a AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

PARAXIAL MATRIX DESCRIPTION; RESONATOR MIRRORS; SYLVESTER'S THEOREM;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 33947159738     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000472     Document Type: Article

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