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Waterfall Lasers, Lee W. Casperson
Waterfall Lasers, Lee W. Casperson
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Laser concepts can be applied to a broad range of physical phenomena. One of the closest parallels occurs with the fluttering oscillations that are sometimes observed in the falling sheets of water associated with fountains, dams, and natural waterfalls. In many respects these fluid feedback oscillations are similar to the electromagnetic modes of typical lasers, and recognition of this similarity led to the interpretation of the waterfall behavior. Gain profiles for the waterfall oscillations are developed, and the relationship of experimental waterfall data to the laser-like models is considered in detail.
Generalized Beam Matrices. Iv. Optical System Design, Anthony A. Tovar, Lee W. Casperson
Generalized Beam Matrices. Iv. Optical System Design, Anthony A. Tovar, Lee W. Casperson
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Systematic procedures are presented for determining the optical components needed to produce an arbitrary transformation of a Gaussian light beams's spot size, radius of curvature, displacement, and direction of propagation. As an example, an optical system is considered that spatially separates the two coincident Gaussian beams produced by a high-diffraction-loss resonator that uses a Gaussian variable-reflectivity output coupler. In addition, an ABCDGH reverse matrix theorem and an ABCDGH Sylvester theorem are also derived. These matrix theorems may be used to satisfy special constraints inherent in the design of multipass and periodic optical systems.