Guided Talbot resonators for annular laser sources

Authors
Ciofini, M Lapucci, A
Citation
M. Ciofini et A. Lapucci, Guided Talbot resonators for annular laser sources, J OPT A-P A, 2(3), 2000, pp. 223-227
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF OPTICS A-PURE AND APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
14644258 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
223 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
1464-4258(200005)2:3<223:GTRFAL>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We studied the properties of an annular waveguide laser resonator, performi ng a new set of numerical simulations. The existence of fractional-Talbot e ffects is shown and results are compared to previous free-space propagation calculations and experimental results. Our study allows us to design annul ar waveguide lasers efficiently extracting power into a well behaving field distribution, convertible into a high quality beam by means of simple opti cs.