Litvin, IABurger, LForbes, A2009-02-122009-02-122006-07Litvin, IA, Burger, L and Forbes, A. 2006. Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator. 51st Annual Conference of the SAIP, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006, pp 1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/298951st Annual Conference of the SAIP, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, 3-7 July 2006A physical optics model is proposed to describe the transverse modal patterns in crossed Porro prism resonators. The model departs from earlier attempts in that the prisms are modeled as non-classical rotating elements with amplitude and phase distortions. The salient elements of the model are discussed in detail, and the model predictions compared to experimental data for the case of an unstable crossed Porro prism resonator with a polarizer as an output coupler. The model correctly predicts the formation of the observed petal patterns often observed from such resonatorsenCrossed porro prism resonatorsNd: YAG laserExperimentsConference PresentationLitvin, I., Burger, L., & Forbes, A. (2006). Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2989Litvin, IA, L Burger, and A Forbes. "Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator." (2006): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2989Litvin I, Burger L, Forbes A, Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator; 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2989 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Litvin, IA AU - Burger, L AU - Forbes, A AB - A physical optics model is proposed to describe the transverse modal patterns in crossed Porro prism resonators. The model departs from earlier attempts in that the prisms are modeled as non-classical rotating elements with amplitude and phase distortions. The salient elements of the model are discussed in detail, and the model predictions compared to experimental data for the case of an unstable crossed Porro prism resonator with a polarizer as an output coupler. The model correctly predicts the formation of the observed petal patterns often observed from such resonators DA - 2006-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Crossed porro prism resonators KW - Nd: YAG laser KW - Experiments LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2006 T1 - Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator TI - Physical optics modeling of modal patterns in a crossed porro prism resonator UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2989 ER -