DocumentCode
1770568
Title
Direct manipulation of transverse mode of a Yb:YAG laser by a scanning pump beam
Author
Sato, Takao ; Kozawa, Yusuke ; Sato, Seiki
Author_Institution
Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a novel method for the direct generation of single-transverse, higher-order Hermite-Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian mode beams from a Yb:YAG laser pumped by a high-speed scanning beam without any alignment of a laser cavity.
Keywords
laser beams; laser modes; optical pumping; solid lasers; ytterbium; Laguerre-Gaussian mode beams; YAG:Yb; Yb:YAG laser; direct manipulation; high-speed scanning beam; scanning pump beam; single-transverse Hermite-Gaussian mode beams; transverse mode; Cavity resonators; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Mirrors; Pump lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988990
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