Open AccessSingle transverse mode optical resonators
Author(s) -
M. Kuznetsov,
Margaret B. Stern,
Jonathan Coppeta
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.000171
Subject(s) - resonator , finesse , optics , transverse plane , physics , transverse mode , optical cavity , astronomical interferometer , deflection (physics) , interferometry , laser , optoelectronics , fabry–pérot interferometer , structural engineering , engineering
We use quantum mechanical analogy to introduce a new class of optical resonators with finite deflection profile mirrors that support a finite number of discrete confined transverse modes and a continuum of unconfined transverse modes. We develop theory of such resonators, experimentally demonstrate micro-optical resonators intrinsically confining only a single transverse mode, and demonstrate high finesse step-mirrorprofile resonators. Such resonators have profound implications for optical resonator devices, such as lasers and interferometers.