Kaleidoscope laser

Mcdonald, GS; Karman, GP; New, GHC; Woerdman, JP

Abstract

We report the first calculations of mode patterns of unstable-cavity lasers with truly two-dimensional transverse geometries. A detailed account of numerical techniques, incorporating a nonorthogonal beam-propagation method, and results for cavities with a range of transverse symmetries, such as regular polygonal and rhomboid, are presented. In view of the beautiful complexity of the eigenmodes predicted, a novel kaleidoscope laser is proposed.

Citation

Mcdonald, G., Karman, G., New, G., & Woerdman, J. (2000). Kaleidoscope laser. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 17(4), 524-529. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.17.000524

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2000
• Deposit Date: Oct 14, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Journal of the Optical Society of America B
• Print ISSN: 0740-3224
• Publisher: Optical Society of America
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 524-529
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.17.000524
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1364/JOSAB.17.000524