Cavity Q-factor & Photon Lifetime
Input Parameters:
ν₀ = Resonance frequency
Δν = FWHM bandwidth
ν₀ = Resonance frequency
Δν = FWHM bandwidth
$$ Q = \frac{\nu_0}{\Delta \nu} $$
Q = ?
$$ \tau = \frac{Q}{2\pi \nu_0} $$
τ = ?
Output Parameters:
Q = Cavity Q-factor
τ = Photon lifetime
Q = Cavity Q-factor
τ = Photon lifetime