Cylindrical laser resonators*

Laser beams and resonators.

This paper is a review of the theory-of laser beams and resonators. It is meant to be tutorial in nature and useful in scope. No attempt is made to be exhaustive in the treatment. Rather, emphasis is placed on formulations and derivations which lead to basic understanding and on results which bear practical significance.

Monolithic Cylindrical Fused Silica Resonators with High Q Factors

The cylindrical resonator gyroscope (CRG) is a typical Coriolis vibratory gyroscope whose performance is determined by the Q factor and frequency mismatch of the cylindrical resonator. Enhancing the Q factor is crucial for improving the rate sensitivity and noise performance of the CRG. In this paper, for the first time, a monolithic cylindrical fused silica resonator with a Q factor approachin...

Gaussian modes in high loss laser resonators.

Matrix techniques are applied to the mode analysis of laser resonators having spherical mirrors and Gaussian profiles of the mirror reflectivity. These same analytical methods provide a useful approximation to the mode and loss characteristics of conventional resonators having an abrupt discontinuity of the reflectivity. Mode selection in apertured waveguides and resonators is also discussed.

Designing laser resonators with a specified output

Multimode, Aperiodic Terahertz Surface-Emitting Laser Resonators

Simone Biasco 1, Lianhe Li 2, Edmund H. Linfield 2, A. Giles Davies 2 and Miriam S. Vitiello 1,* 1 NEST, CNR—Istituto Nanoscienze and Scuola Normale Superiore, Piazza San Silvestro 12, 56127 Pisa, Italy; [email protected] 2 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; [email protected] (L.L.); [email protected] (E.H.L.); [email protected]...