Title :
Fringe-free nondiffracting beams for advanced laser diagnostics and processing
Author :
Grunwald, Ruediger ; Bock, Martin ; Neumann, Uwe ; Stibenz, Gero ; Steinmeyer, Günter
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. Short-Pulse & Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
Single-maximum nondiffracting beams were generated both, by truncating pulsed Bessel beams and with thin-film axicons. Negligible crosstalk is observed in arrays of needle-shaped beams over substantial distances, enabling applications in pulse diagnostics and multichannel processing.
Keywords :
laser beams; crosstalk; fringe-free beams; laser diagnostics; laser processing; multichannel processing; needle-shaped beams; nondiffracting beams; pulse diagnostics; pulsed Bessel beams; single-maximum beams; thin-film axicons; truncating Bessel beams; Diffraction; Laser beams; Microoptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical arrays; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Spectroscopy; Transistors; (010.7350) Wave-front sensing; (140.3300) Laser beam shaping; (350.3950) Micro-optics;
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
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627900
