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Accurate Gouy phase measurement in an astigmatic optical cavity

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Author(s)

John R. Lawall, Mathieu Durand, Yicheng Wang

Abstract

We present measurements of the Gouy phase accumulation for the fundamental mode of an astigmatic Fabry-Perot cavity over 70 % of its stability range. The method is based on simultaneous measurement of the resonant frequencies of the fundamental mode and the TEM11 Hermite-Gauss mode of the cavity. We achieve an uncertainty of 2.7 x 10^{-6} rad, which is sufficient to enable is placement measurements over 50~mm with relative uncertainty below 10^{-10}.
Citation
Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics
Pub Type
Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-5147-x

Keywords

Gouy phase, Fabry-Perot, interferometry
Optical physics and communications

Citation

Lawall, J. , Durand, M. and Wang, Y. (2012), Accurate Gouy phase measurement in an astigmatic optical cavity, Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-5147-x (Accessed October 18, 2025)

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Created September 14, 2012, Updated November 10, 2018
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