DocumentCode
1674191
Title
Hollow beam creation with continuous diffractive phase mask at PHELIX
Author
Brabetz, C. ; Eisenbarth, U. ; Kester, O. ; Stoehlker, T. ; Cowan, T.E. ; Zielbauer, B. ; Bagnoud, V.
Author_Institution
GSI, Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Res., Darmstadt, Germany
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a method for shaping the focus of high intensity lasers into an annular or “donut” mode. The method, based on helical phase plates, has been implemented at the PHELIX laser facility.
Keywords
diffractive optical elements; laser modes; masks; optical focusing; optical pulse shaping; PHELIX laser facility; annular mode; continuous diffractive phase mask; donut mode; helical phase plates; high intensity laser focusing; hollow beam creation; laser shaping; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser noise; Measurement by laser beam; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Shape;
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
6326432
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