Title :
Laguerre-Gaussian beam generated with a multilevel spiral phase plate for high intensity laser pulses
Author :
Sueda, K. ; Miyaji, G. ; Miyanaga, N. ; Nakatsuka, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Laser Eng., Osaka Univ.
Abstract :
We developed a multilevel spiral phase plate that generates a Laguerre-Gaussian beam by applying the wave surface of a spiral structure directly to a Gaussian beam for high intensity laser pulses
Keywords :
laser beams; optical elements; optical fabrication; Laguerre-Gaussian beam generation; high intensity laser pulses; multilevel spiral phase plate; wave surface; Azimuthal angle; Chemical vapor deposition; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical devices; Optical pulse generation; Pulsed laser deposition; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549209
