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Chaotic ray dynamics in an optical cavity with a beam splitter

G. Puentes, A. Aiello, J. P. Woerdman

physics.opticsarXiv:physics/0312001

Abstract

We investigate the ray dynamics in an optical cavity when a ray splitting mechanism is present. The cavity 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 a surprisingly rich chaotic ray dynamics.

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