Observation of lasing modes with exotic localized wave patterns from astigmatic large-Fresnel-number cavities

Abstract

We investigate the lasing modes in large-Fresnel-number laser systems with astigmatism effects. Experimental results reveal that numerous lasing modes are concentrated on exotic patterns corresponding to intriguing geometries. We theoretically use the quantum operator algebra to construct the wave representation for manifesting the origin of the localized wave patterns. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America