Three-dimensional, self-similar, light in unstable canonical optical resonators
Optics
2013-08-23 v1
Abstract
The eigenmodes of unstable canonical optical resonators possess fractal structure in their transverse intensity cross-sections [Karman et al., Nature 402, 138 (1999)]. In one particular plane, the magnified self-conjugate plane, this structure can be explained in terms of a combination of imaging and diffraction [Courtial and Padgett, PRL 85, 5320 (2000)]. Here we show that this combination of imaging and diffraction simultaneously occurs in the longitudinal direction, resulting in three-dimensional self-similar fractal structure around the centre of the magnified self-conjugate plane.
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@article{arxiv.1308.4898,
title = {Three-dimensional, self-similar, light in unstable canonical optical resonators},
author = {Steven W. Miller and John Nelson and Johannes Courtial},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1308.4898},
year = {2013}
}
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4 pages, 5 figures