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A multimode model of a waveguide laser cavity with mirrors of arbitrary radius of curvature

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A multimode model is developed to determine optical losses in a waveguide laser cavity of cylindrical symmetry with mirrors of arbitrary radius of curvature. Within the framework of the model, it is possible to vary the parameters of the resonator: waveguide length, distance between the waveguide and mirrors, radius of curvature of the mirrors in a wide range taking account of mutual conversion of up to 10 waveguide modes and 20 modes of free space. The model was applied successfully to determine the optimal geometry of a semiconfocal cavity.

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  1. V. A. Saechnikov
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  2. Yu. V. Shikunov
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A. N. Sevchenko Scientific-Research Institute of Physical Problems, 7 Kurchatov Str., Minsk, 220064, Belarus; e-mail: v.saetchnikov@rfe.bsu.unibel.by. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 66, No. 6, pp. 779–783, November–December, 1999.

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Saechnikov, V.A., Shikunov, Y.V. A multimode model of a waveguide laser cavity with mirrors of arbitrary radius of curvature. J Appl Spectrosc 66, 901–907 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02675194

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