FABRY-PEROT RESONANCES AT SMALL FRESNEL NUMBERS

Abstract

A theory of Fabry-Perot resonances designed to be useful at small Fresnel numbers is given. This theory is applied to the case where the interferometer mirrors are of arbitrary curvature and have circular apertures. Asymptotic formulas are derived for the diffraction output and phase shifts in the limit of small Fresnel numbers. These formulas demonstrate the mode discrimination properties of the interferometers when operated in this regime. Numerical results are presented covering a wider range of Fresnel numbers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614063

Entities

People

  • Morris C. Newstein
  • Stephen R. Barone

Organizations

  • Control Data Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Contractors
  • Curvature
  • Discrimination
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Integral Equations
  • New York
  • Phase Shift
  • Reflectivity
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Resonators
  • Shape
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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