Title :
Radially polarized Bessel-Gauss beams in ABCD optical systems and fiber-based generation
Author :
Schimpf, D.N. ; Putnam, W.P. ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Kartner, Franz X.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We derive solutions for radially polarized Bessel-Gauss beams in ABCD optical systems by superimposing decentered Gaussian beams with linear polarization states. We experimentally confirm the expression by employing a fiber-based mode-converter.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser modes; optical fibre polarisation; optical pulse generation; ABCD optical systems; decentered Gaussian beams; fiber-based generation; fiber-based mode-converter; linear polarization states; radially polarized Bessel-Gauss beams; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
