Title :
Achromatic synthesizer of femtosecond vector beams for materials processing
Author :
Shvedov, Vladlen ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Hnatovsky, Cyril
Author_Institution :
Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of femtosecond vector beams using a combination of a uniaxial and a biaxial crystal. The proposed beam synthesizer is achromatic and can withstand high light intensities.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; optical pulse generation; achromatic synthesizer; beam synthesizer; biaxial crystal; femtosecond vector beam generation; light intensities; materials processing; uniaxial crystal; Crystals; Laser beams; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Synthesizers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
