Two matrix algorithms for eigenmodes of a Bessel-Gauss resonator

A Bessel-Gauss resonator (BGR) was proposed to produce the Bessel Gauss beams. In this paper transverse profiles and their corresponding losses of the BGR are computed by use of the entire matrix formalism and the transfer matrix method, and the computation results from two algorithms are compared. The computation results show that for the BGR there is no inconsistence in the mode fields yielded by two methods, and the transfer matrix methods are more accurate in the mode losses than the entire matrix formalism, which lead to a believable conclusion that the BGR with a convex-spherical mirror easily produces the fundamental Bessel-Gauss mode of good quality.