Title :
Holographic transformation of multi-mode output from a broad area diode into a TEM00 beam with a double phase conjugate mirror
Author :
van Voorst, P.D. ; Offerhaus, H.L. ; Boller, K.-J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Sci. & Technol., Twente Univ., Enschede
Abstract :
We report on transforming the low-quality, spatially multi-mode output beam from a broad area laser diode into a high-quality (TEM00) beam by diffraction in a volume hologram written into a photorefractive crystal.
Keywords :
holography; optical phase conjugation; photorefractive materials; semiconductor lasers; TEM00 beam; broad area laser diode; diffraction; double phase conjugate mirror; holographic transformation; multimode output; photorefractive crystal; volume hologram; Crystals; Diffraction; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Semiconductor lasers; (140.3520) Lasers, injection locked; 190.5040; Phase conjugation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627708