Phys. Rev. A 69, 053807 (2004) [6 pages]Wave representation of geometrical laser beam trajectories in a hemiconfocal cavitySee Also: Editorial Note Received 5 December 2003; revised 2 February 2004; published 10 May 2004 We use quantum-mechanics formalism to explore the formation of geometrical laser beam trajectories in a hemiconfocal cavity. Theoretical analysis reveals that laser modes localized on geometrical trajectories are formed by a frequency locking of nondegenerate transverse modes with different longitudinal orders. An experiment is performed to validate the theoretical analysis. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.053807
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.69.053807
PACS:
42.60.Jf, 42.60.Da
See AlsoEditorial Note: Y. F. Chen, C. H. Jiang, Y. P. Lan, and K. F. Huang, Editorial Note: Wave representation of geometrical laser beam trajectories in a hemiconfocal cavity [Phys. Rev. A 69, 053807 (2004)], Phys. Rev. A 73, 049906 (2006). |
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