Ray splitting in paraxial optical cavities
Optics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We present a numerical investigation of the ray dynamics in a paraxial optical cavity when a ray splitting mechanism is present. The cavity is a conventional two-mirror stable resonator and the ray splitting is achieved by inserting an optical beam splitter perpendicular to the cavity axis. We show that depending on the position of the beam splitter the optical resonator can become unstable and the ray dynamics displays a positive Lyapunov exponent.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0311115,
title = {Ray splitting in paraxial optical cavities},
author = {G. Puentes and A. Aiello and J. P. Woerdman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0311115},
year = {2009}
}
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13 pages, 7 figures, 1 table