Title :
Diffractive optical pumping and Laguerre-Gaussian (LG0m) modes formation in Nd:YAG laser
Author :
Bisson, J.F. ; Ueda, K. ; Senatsky, Y.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Laser Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper the combination of diffractive optics elements with a coherent pumping source makes it possible to control the pump light intensity distribution and achieve various inversion profiles inside a laser material. The perspective of the amplification of LG0m modes and the concept of a high-power short pulse laser operating with "hollow" beams is discussed.
Keywords :
diffractive optical elements; high-speed optical techniques; neodymium; optical materials; optical pumping; solid lasers; LG0m mode amplification; Laguerre-Gaussian modes formation; Nd:YAG laser; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; coherent pumping source; diffractive optical pumping; diffractive optics element; high-power short pulse laser operation; inversion profile; laser material; pump light intensity distribution; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Lighting control; Optical control; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567843