The waveguides and resonators

Polarization anisotropy of diffraction losses in a laser resonator

S. A. Gonchukov, A. P. Usov


Abstract: A report is given of the first experimental evidence that diffraction losses depend on the polarization of light. The losses are maximal when the polarization is normal to the diffracting edge and minimal for the parallel orientation.

UDC: 621.373.826:535.417.2

PACS: 42.25.Ja, 42.60.Da, 42.25.Fx

Received: 23.06.1988

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1989, 19:1, 81–83

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