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This study was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant ECS-9014481.
Published In
Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics, Image Science and Vision
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-1994
Subjects
Optics -- Mathematics, Laser beams -- Propagation, Matrices
Abstract
The reverse theorem that governs backward propagation through optical systems represented by transfer matrices is examined for various matrix theories. We extend several reverse theorems to allow for optical systems represented by matrices that may or may not be unimodular and that may be 2 × 2 or take on an augmented 3 × 3 form. As an example, we use the 3 × 3 form of the reverse theorem to study a laser with intracavity misaligned optics. It is shown that, by tilting one of the laser's mirrors, we can align the laser output arbitrarily, and the mirror tilt angle is calculated.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8247
Citation Details
Anthony A. Tovar and Lee W. Casperson, "Generalized reverse theorems for multipass applications in matrix optics," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 11, 2633-2642 (1994).
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