Abstract
Numerical calculations have shown that novel unstable resonator designs based on mirrors with multiple phase steps can increase the feedback coefficient by large factors over conventional unstable resonators while enhancing modal selectivity. Calculations of the near and far field intensity profiles reveal that the feedback increase can be attributed to the confinement of the laser beam around the resonator axis.
© 1992 Optical Society of America
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