Title :
Self-diffraction of a femto-second Laguerre-Gaussian beam in a dye polymer
Author :
Noda, Taiga ; Hagiwara, Jun ; Omatsu, Takashige ; Loiseaux, Brigitte ; Bourderionnet, Jerome ; Huignard, Jean Pierre
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Image Sci., Chiba Univ., Chiba
Abstract :
We have demonstrated self-diffraction of femto-second Laguerre Gaussian modes for the first time. Experimental diffraction efficiency of ~9% was obtained. Addition of angular momentum was also seen in diffraction beam.
Keywords :
light diffraction; multiwave mixing; optical polymers; diffraction beam; dye polymer; femto-second Laguerre-Gaussian beam; self-diffraction; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Polymers; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; (140.3300) Laser beam shaping; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628503
