• DocumentCode
    1980106
  • Title

    Generating vortex laser beams by converting ince-gaussian laser beams with an astigmatic mode converter

  • Author

    Chu, Shu-Chun ; Ohtomo, Takayuki ; Tokunaga, Keisuke ; Otsuka, Kenju

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    30-3 Aug. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report selective excitations of high-order Ince-Gaussian (IG) modes in a laser-diode-pumped microchip solidstate laser and the generation of corresponding high-order and multiple optical vortex beams of different shapes using an astigmatic mode converter (AMC).
  • Keywords
    laser beams; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; Ince-Gaussian laser beams; astigmatic mode converter; laser-diode-pumped microchip solidstate laser; optical vortex beams generation; vortex laser beams; Atom optics; Holography; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lenses; Microchip lasers; Optical beams; Optical vortices; Astigmatic mode converter; Ince-Gauss mode; Microchip Nd:GdVO4 laser; Multi-vortex laser beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3829-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3830-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292578
  • Filename
    5292578