Title :
Compact optical mode converter
Author :
Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Machavariani, Galina ; Davidson, Nigel ; Friesem, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. of Complex Syst., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Israel
Abstract :
The principles and experimental results of a new compact optical mode converter that efficiently transforms (above 90 percent efficiency) a high order Hermite-Gaussian laser beam into a nearly Gaussian beam are presented.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; laser modes; 90 percent; Gaussian beam; Hermite-Gaussian laser beam; optical mode converter; Coatings; Laboratories; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser stability; Mechanical engineering; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Physics; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
