Abstract
Study of pattern formation in the transverse section of lasers with plane cavity mirrors of infinite size shows that the fundamental solutions are transverse travelling waves [1]. In contrast, lasers with curved cavity mirrors generate outputs which look like a combination of empty cavity modes generally of Gauss-Laguerre type as shown in panel 1 of the figure.
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