ANALYSIS OF A COUPLED ABSORPTIVE FABRY-PEROT RESONATOR IN A PASSIVE ACTIVE CONFIGURATION

I present a theoretical analysis and study of a compound Fabry-Perot r esonator consisting of two coupled Fabry-Perot etalons. The coupled re sonator configuration studied contains a passive and nonabsorptive Fab ry-Perot cavity coupled to an active Fabry-Perot cavity, the absorptio n of which can be adjusted. Mathematical relationships useful in the d esign and optimization of the structures with prescribed properties fo r device applications are given