Abstract
Abstract Methods for calculating the mode profiles of unstable optical resonators are reviewed. Southwell's virtual source method (especially its inherent approximations and range of validity) is examined in depth, and ways of extending the celebrated Fox-Li method to handle higher-order modes are discussed.
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