title: Chaotic ray dynamics in an optical cavity with a beam splitter.
abstract: We investigate the ray dynamics in an optical cavity when a ray-splitting mechanism is present. The cavity is a conventional two-mirror stable resonator, and the ray splitting is achieved by inserting an optical beam splitter perpendicular to the cavity axis. Using Hamiltonian optics, we show that such a simple device presents surprisingly rich chaotic ray dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9504, Leiden, The Netherlands. graciana@molphys.leidenuniv.nl
authors.forename: Graciana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Puentes
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Woerdman