title: Unstable optical resonator loss calculations using the prony method.
abstract: The eigenvalues for all the significant low-order resonant modes of an unstable optical resonator with circular mirrors are computed using an eigenvalue method called the Prony method. A general equivalence relation is also given, by means of which one can obtain the design parameters for a single-ended unstable resonator of the type usually employed in practical lasers, from the calculated or tabulated values for an equivalent symmetric or double-ended unstable resonator.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Siegman
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Miller