Matrix methods for analysing optical resonators(Part 1)

This paper summarizes some new developments in the application of matrix methods to analysing optical resonators.It has been shown that the important characteristics of resonators i.e.,beam parameters,misalignment sensitivity,can be expressed in terms of AB CD matrix elements or resonator g parameters in general.Some typical resonators such as telescopic resonator with a thermal lens(TRTL),crossed-prism resonator(CPR),phaseconjugate resonator(PCR),and confocal multielement unstable resonator(CMUR)are investigated in detail.