Talk:Optical cavity
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[edit] Outline at end of practical resonators section
The dot points at the end of the resonators section are vague and confusing and should probably be removed. Lattetime 02:41, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
- Arnero added that a few days ago. He often adds new content to articles in outline form. Sometimes he comes back and fleshes it out. Sometimes others expand it. Still, outlines within articles are not generally recommended. I've moved it below for discussion and editing. Feel free to edit or comment on it. If it gets expanded to a form suitable for the article, we can move it back in.--Srleffler 05:06, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Mechanically stable resonators employ massive mechanics:
- fibers
- massive aluminum block with small holes for the beam
- resonator totally with in the laser crystal
- resonator made of components bonded together
The resonator is kept compact (otherwise massive mechanics would be heavy):
- fiber in laid out in a coil
- folded cavity
Also the beam diameter is kept as small as possible:
- fiber
- all mirrors in a folded cavity are concave
