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The Transmission of Moving Optical Cavities

Nazar Pyvovar, Lingze Duan

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We report a theoretical analysis of the transmission properties of an optical cavity, which moves uniformly against the observer. Velocity dependence of the amplitude and phase is examined and application prospects are discussed.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2024.jth2a.163

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