Title :
Improvement of double-pass crossed-polarized wave efficiency and beam quality via imaging
Author :
Iliev, Marin ; Meier, Amanda ; Durfee, Charles
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
The efficiency and beam quality of double-pass cross-polarized wave generation is improved by using imaging to better match the two fields for the second pass. The efficiency increase is especially pronounced for low input energy.
Keywords :
laser beams; light polarisation; optical images; optical pulse generation; beam quality; double pass cross-polarized wave generation; double pass crossed polarized wave efficiency; low input energy; optical imaging; Crystals; Imaging; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Structural rings;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
