Modeling and Computation of Laser Cavity Eigenmodes

Pflaum C, Seider D, Altmann K (2004)


Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2004

Journal

Publisher: International Society for Optical Engineering; 1999

Edited Volumes: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Series: Proceedings of SPIE

City/Town: Bellingham, Washington, USA

Pages Range: 204-211

Conference Proceedings Title: Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers

Event location: Strasbourg

Journal Issue: 5460

ISBN: 0-8194-5382-X

URI: http://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.544778

DOI: 10.1117/12.544778

Abstract

For analyzing the properties of a laser, it is helpful to calculate the eigenmodes of the laser cavity. A new approach for modeling these eigenmodes is to approximate them by a finite element discretization of a 3D two-wave eigenvalue problem. In this paper, we analyze the properties of this model. First, we show that the two-wave eigenvalue problem is equivalent to an Helmholtz eigenvalue problem. Second, we analyze the stability of the finite element discretization and explain how to construct a suitable iterative solver. Numerical results are presented.

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APA:

Pflaum, C., Seider, D., & Altmann, K. (2004). Modeling and Computation of Laser Cavity Eigenmodes. In SPIE (Eds.), Solid State Lasers and Amplifiers (pp. 204-211). Strasbourg: Bellingham, Washington, USA: International Society for Optical Engineering; 1999.

MLA:

Pflaum, Christoph, David Seider, and Konrad Altmann. "Modeling and Computation of Laser Cavity Eigenmodes." Proceedings of the Conference Photonics Europe, Strasbourg Ed. SPIE, Bellingham, Washington, USA: International Society for Optical Engineering; 1999, 2004. 204-211.

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