Simplified transformation circle theory in analyzing a laser resonator

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2492-2497

  Song, Feng ^a   Zhang, Xin ^a   Wu, Yanxiong ^a   Liu, Shujing ^a   Zhou, Feng ^a   Qin, Bin ^a   Tian, Jianguo ^a   Xu, Jingjun ^a   Zhang, Guangyin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MIRRORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

GAUSSIAN BEAM DIMENSIONS; MATHEMATICAL KNOWLEDGE; MATRIX THEORY; TRANSFORMATION THEORY;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 34250343790     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.002492     Document Type: Article

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