Title :
Generating vortex laser beams by converting ince-gaussian laser beams with an astigmatic mode converter
Author :
Chu, Shu-Chun ; Ohtomo, Takayuki ; Tokunaga, Keisuke ; Otsuka, Kenju
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
We report selective excitations of high-order Ince-Gaussian (IG) modes in a laser-diode-pumped microchip solidstate laser and the generation of corresponding high-order and multiple optical vortex beams of different shapes using an astigmatic mode converter (AMC).
Keywords :
laser beams; semiconductor lasers; solid lasers; Ince-Gaussian laser beams; astigmatic mode converter; laser-diode-pumped microchip solidstate laser; optical vortex beams generation; vortex laser beams; Atom optics; Holography; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lenses; Microchip lasers; Optical beams; Optical vortices; Astigmatic mode converter; Ince-Gauss mode; Microchip Nd:GdVO4 laser; Multi-vortex laser beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292578
