Title :
High-order mode selection in Yb:YAG ceramic laser
Author :
Thirugnanasambandam, Manasadevi P. ; Senatsky, Yuri ; Ueda, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Selection in various families of axi-symmetric modes (Laguerre-Gaussian, cylindrical vector and Bessel-like modes with near-diffraction free propagation properties) in an Yb:YAG ceramic laser by manipulating the cavity stability conditions of a lens resonator is reported.
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; lenses; optical resonators; solid lasers; ytterbium; Bessel-like modes; Laguerre-Gaussian modes; YAG:Yb; axi-symmetric modes; ceramic laser; cylindrical vector modes; high-order mode selection; lens resonator; Cavity resonators; Facsimile; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lenses; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193835
