Title :
New methods of mode conversion and brightness enhancement in high-power lasers
Author :
Machavariani, G. ; Davidson, N. ; Lumer, Y. ; Moshe, I. ; Meir, A. ; Jackel, S.
Author_Institution :
Soreq Nucl. Res. Center, Yavne
Abstract :
Radially-polarized beams can be strongly amplified without significant birefringence-induced aberrations. However, further improvement of the beam-quality and brightness is desirable. We present two new methods for efficient conversion of a radially-polarized LG(0,1)* mode to a linearly-polarized nearly-Gaussian beam. In both methods, we use Mach-Zehnder-like interferometric arrangements.
Keywords :
aberrations; birefringence; brightness; laser beams; laser modes; light polarisation; solid lasers; Gaussian beams; Mach-Zehnder-like interferometric arrangements; beam-quality improvement; birefringence-induced aberrations; brightness enhancement; high-power lasers; mode conversion; Birefringence; Brightness; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical beam splitting; Phase measurement; Polarization; Rotation measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385831
