title: Modes of a laser resonator with a retroreflecting corner cube mirror.
abstract: The self-consistent integral equation for the field distribution of the resonant modes in a resonator with a tilted retroreflecting corner cube mirror is solved. The corner cube acts like a convex lens with radius of curvature -L cot(2)theta in the rotation direction (L is the cavity length and theta the rotation angle) and like a flat plane in the direction of the rotation axis. The field distribution can be described in terms of Hermite-Gaussian functions, and these results have been confirmed experimentally using an Ar-ion laser. The equivalent beam matrix for a reflecting corner cube is also found.
authors.affiliation: University of California, School of Engineering & Applied Science, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Alfrey
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Casperson