INVESTIGADORES
PUENTES Graciana
artículos
Título:
Chaotic ray dynamics in an optical cavity with a beam splitter
Autor/es:
GRACIANA PUENTES, ANDREA AIELLO, AND J. P. WOERDMAN
Revista:
OPTICS LETTERS
Editorial:
OPTICAL SOC AMER
Referencias:
Lugar: Washington; Año: 2003 p. 1 - 3
ISSN:
0146-9592
Resumen:
We investigate the ray dynamics in an optical cavity when a ray-splitting mechanism is present. The cav- ity 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.