Open AccessShort pulses in optical resonators
Author(s) -
Jesse C. Petersen,
André Luiten
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.11.002975
Subject(s) - optics , finesse , resonator , pulse duration , dispersion (optics) , pulse (music) , laser , coupling (piping) , optical cavity , physics , fabry–pérot interferometer , materials science , detector , metallurgy
We model the behavior of short and ultrashort laser pulses in high-finesse Fabry-Perot resonators, examining, in particular, the influence of cavity mirror reflectance and dispersion. The total coupling, peak power enhancement and temporal broadening of circulating pulses are characterized a function of the duration of the incident pulses.We show that there is an optimal input pulse duration which maximizes peak power for a given set of mirror characteristics.