• DocumentCode
    1652369
  • Title

    Generation of pseudo-radially-polarized beams in a diode-pumped solid-state laser

  • Author

    Daniel, J.M.O. ; Clarkson, W.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A simple technique for directly generating pseudo-radially-polarized or pseudo azimuthally-polarized donut-shaped beams in a diode-pumped solid-state laser is presented. Preliminary results for a Nd:YAG laser are described and the further potential of this technique is considered.
  • Keywords
    neodymium; optical pumping; solid lasers; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; diode-pumped solid-state laser; pseudo azimuthally-polarized donut-shaped beams; pseudo-radially-polarized beams; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Measurement by laser beam; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6325611