Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Transverse mode coupling in an optical resonator.

Thijs Klaassen1, Johan de Jong, Martin van Exter

  • 1Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. tklaassen@molphys.leidenuniv.nl

Optics Letters
|August 12, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Academic stress and mental fatigue predict subjective but not objective internal load in adolescent soccer players-a prospective cohort study.

Frontiers in psychology·2026
Same author

Citizen science approaches in the development of post-stroke physical activity interventions: A scoping review.

PloS one·2025
Same author

A Scoping Review on the Influence of Contextual Factors on Training Load in Adolescent Soccer Players: What Do We Know?

Sports (Basel, Switzerland)·2024
Same author

Physical Activity Levels, Correlates, and All-Cause Mortality Risk in People Living With Different Health Conditions.

Journal of physical activity & health·2024
Same author

Editorial: Future directions of active lifestyle promotion in community-dwelling older adults.

Frontiers in public health·2024
Same author

The completely renewed and upgraded neutron reflectometer at the TU Delft Reactor Institute.

The Review of scientific instruments·2023
Same journal

Gaussian-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution over 60 km fiber using an integrated silicon photonic receiver.

Optics letters·2026
Same journal

E2E-OCT: end-to-end joint learning model using optical coherence tomography images for vocal cord leukoplakia diagnosis.

Optics letters·2026
Same journal

Holographic generation of panoramic 3D scenes by concave ellipsoidal mirror reflection.

Optics letters·2026
Same journal

Dual-pilot phase recovery with pair-wise maximum-ratio combining for coherent PONs.

Optics letters·2026
Same journal

Mapping the whispering gallery modes of a CaF<sub>2</sub> disk resonator with half-tapered fibers to estimate the fundamental mode volume.

Optics letters·2026
Same journal

Quantitative estimation of deep-subwavelength scale via dark-field scattering axial energy concentration decay profiles.

Optics letters·2026
See all related articles

Mirror surface roughness couples optical modes, altering transmission spectra in optical cavities. These scattering effects are observable in frequency spectra, not cavity ringdown measurements.

Area of Science:

  • Optics and photonics
  • Cavity physics
  • Surface science

Background:

  • Optical cavities are fundamental in laser technology and quantum optics.
  • Surface imperfections can significantly impact optical device performance.
  • Understanding scattering effects is crucial for designing high-performance optical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how mirror surface roughness affects optical modes within a frequency-degenerate optical cavity.
  • To model and visualize the coupling and spectral deformation caused by scattering.
  • To differentiate the impact of scattering on frequency-domain spectra versus time-domain measurements.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling using a random scattering matrix approach.
  • Analysis of frequency-domain transmission spectra.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Comparison with cavity ringdown experiments.

    • Main Results:

    • Small-angle scattering from mirror roughness couples optical modes.
    • This coupling leads to deformation of transmission spectra.
    • Mode mixing and avoided crossings are visualized through the scattering model.
    • Cavity ringdown experiments are insensitive to these spatial coherence changes.

    Conclusions:

    • Mirror surface roughness introduces significant coupling between optical modes in cavities.
    • Scattering-induced spectral changes are a frequency-domain phenomenon.
    • Cavity ringdown measurements primarily probe photon lifetime, unaffected by scattering-induced spatial coherence loss.