DocumentCode
2881319
Title
Beam shaping through a nonlinear crystal
Author
Lizotte, Todd ; Stockham, Andrew ; Smith, John G.
Author_Institution
Hitachi Via Mech. (USA), Inc., Londonderry, NH
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The conversion efficiency of nonlinear crystals is increased by shaping the intensity distribution of the laser beam. A diffractive optic to shape the Gaussian input beam into a top-hat intensity profile was fabricated and tested.
Keywords
laser beam effects; light diffraction; nonlinear optics; optical design techniques; Gaussian input beam; beam shaping; conversion efficiency; diffractive optic; intensity distribution; laser beam; nonlinear crystal; top hat intensity profile; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical design; Optical diffraction; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; (050.0050) Diffraction and gratings; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (190.0190) Nonlinear optics; (220.0220) Optical design and fabrication;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628842
Filename
4628842
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