Unstable Resonator Theory

Abstract

This report on research on unstable resonator theory consists of three parts. Section I gives an overview of the work. In Section II a simple model is described for estimating the intensity distributions inside and emerging from lasers with high-Fresnel-number unstable resonators. In Section III modes of strip confocal unstable resonators containing spatially dependent gain are determined by means of a theory that is practical even at large Fresnel numbers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA038820

Entities

People

  • G. T. Moore
  • M. O. Scully
  • R. J. Mccarthy

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Integrals
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Spherical Waves
  • Steady State
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy