Gouy phase of nonparaxial eigenmodes in a folded resonator

Gouy phase of nonparaxial eigenmodes in a folded resonator

We study the effect of nonparaxiality in a folded resonator by accurate measurements of the Gouy phase as a function of the mode number for mode numbers up to 1500. Our experimental method is based on tuning the resonator close to a frequency-degenerate point. The Gouy phase shows a nonparaxial beha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision Optics, image science, and vision, 2004-09, Vol.21 (9), p.1689-1693
Hauptverfasser: Klaassen, Thijs, Hoogeboom, Arthur, van Exter, Martin P, Woerdman, J P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We study the effect of nonparaxiality in a folded resonator by accurate measurements of the Gouy phase as a function of the mode number for mode numbers up to 1500. Our experimental method is based on tuning the resonator close to a frequency-degenerate point. The Gouy phase shows a nonparaxial behavior that is much stronger in the folding plane than in the perpendicular plane. Agreement with ray-tracing simulations is established, and a link with aberration theory is made.
ISSN:1084-7529
1520-8532
DOI:10.1364/JOSAA.21.001689