Title :
Optical vortex fiber lasers and their application to material nano-processing
Author :
Omatsu, Takashige
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Integration Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We review high power optical vortex fiber lasers formed of a picosecond master laser and a stressed large-mode-area fiber amplifier. Vortex fiber lasers will provide a next-generation laser-oriented materials science, including the formation of chiral structures.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; laser modes; nanofabrication; nanostructured materials; optical fibre amplifiers; optical vortices; reviews; chiral structures; high power optical vortex fiber lasers; material nanoprocessing; next-generation laser-oriented material science; picosecond master laser; review; stressed large-mode-area fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical vortices; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
