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Imaging and Applied Optics

Mode-Resolved Absorption and Dispersion Measurements in High-Finesse Cavities

Joseph T. Hodges, David A. Long, Adam J. Fleisher, Katarzyna Bielska, Szymon Wójtewicz

Published Jan 1, 2014• 0 citations
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Abstract

We discuss a precise method for measuring mode widths and positions in an optical resonator. This technique quantifies absorption and dispersion of light caused by an absorbing gas or by losses in the resonator optics.
DOI
10.1364/lacsea.2014.lw3d.3

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