Can I explicitly find the Taylor series for this function?

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I have a following function:

$$G(z)=\sqrt{F(z)^2-1}$$

Where:

$$F=\frac{\left(1+\alpha^{*2}\right)-\left(1+\alpha^{2}\right)z}{2\left(\alpha^{*}-\alpha z\right)}$$

And $\alpha$ is a complex number.

I want to find Taylor series for $G(z)$ around $z=0$ explicitly. This is a part of a z-transform which I want to invert (of course, the original variable was $1/z$, I just changed it for convenience).

$$G(z)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty C_n z^n$$

Is there some closed form expression for the coefficients $C_n$ in this case? Or even better, a recurrence relation so I can program them?

We can kind of simplify:

$$F-1=\frac{(\alpha^{*}-1)^{2}-(\alpha-1)^{2}z}{2\left(\alpha^{*}-\alpha z\right)}$$

$$F+1=\frac{(\alpha^{*}+1)^{2}-(\alpha+1)^{2}z}{2\left(\alpha^{*}-\alpha z\right)}$$

So we get:

$$G=\frac{\sqrt{\left[(\alpha^{*}-1)^{2}-(\alpha-1)^{2} z\right]\left[(\alpha^{*}+1)^{2}-(\alpha+1)^{2} z\right]}}{2\left(\alpha^{*}-\alpha z\right)}$$

Or, even better:

$$G=\frac12 \left(\alpha^{*}-\alpha z\right)^{-1} \sqrt{a^2-2bz+c^2 z^2}$$

Where:

$$a^2=(\alpha^{*2}-1)^{2}$$

$$b=(\alpha^{*}\alpha -i\alpha+i\alpha^*-1)(\alpha^{*}\alpha+i\alpha-i\alpha^* -1)$$

$$c^2=(\alpha^{2}-1)^{2}$$

So I suppose we have a product of two known series. The square root can be expressed in terms of Gegenbauer polynomials.

Still, I would like to know the explicit terms for the whole function. Or a recurrence. Something easy to program.

Update: WA gave me a 3 term recurrence for the coefficients, so I suppose the problem is solved. I just need to implement and check that it works. If so, I will post an answer myself.