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Hexagonal dielectric resonators and microcrystal lasers

Optics 2009-11-07 v2 Chaotic Dynamics

Abstract

We study long-lived resonances (lowest-loss modes) in hexagonally shaped dielectric resonators in order to gain insight into the physics of a class of microcrystal lasers. Numerical results on resonance positions and lifetimes, near-field intensity patterns, far-field emission patterns, and effects of rounding of corners are presented. Most features are explained by a semiclassical approximation based on pseudointegrable ray dynamics and boundary waves. The semiclassical model is also relevant for other microlasers of polygonal geometry.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0210052,
  title  = {Hexagonal dielectric resonators and microcrystal lasers},
  author = {Jan Wiersig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0210052},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 17 figures (3 with reduced quality)