Zusammenfassung
In diesem Kapitel werden die grundlegenden Eigenschaften von optischen Resonatoren mit sphärischen Spiegeln, sowohl stabiler als auch instabiler, behandelt. Dabei wird zunächst die Verstärkung der Lichtintensität durch das aktive Medium außer acht gelassen. Man spricht in diesem Fall von passiven Resonatoren. Obwohl natürlich das verstärkende Medium Voraussetzung für Laseremission ist, ist diese Vorgehensweise durchaus berechtigt, da die Eigenschaften des Resonators durch das aktive Medium nur modifiziert aber nicht grundlegend geändert werden. Der Einfluß der Verstärkung auf das stationäre Strahlungsfeld wird im daran anschließenden Kapitel behandelt. Die Reflexionsgrade der Spiegel sind im folgenden als R 1,2=1,0 angenommen.
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Hodgson, N., Weber, H. (1992). Passive Resonatoren. In: Optische Resonatoren. Laser in Technik und Forschung. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84576-5_4
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