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Resonance characteristics

As shown in Figure 1.3, the performance of resonators can be measured in terms of the free spectral range, the full width at half maximum, the finesse, and the quality factor. Here we derive (approximate) expressions for these characterizing quantities.



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Kirankumar Hiremath 2005-09-23