• DocumentCode
    499694
  • Title

    Selective generation of radially polarized Nd:YAG laser beams of higher-order transverse mode

  • Author

    Kozawa, Yuichi ; Sato, Shunichi

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Multidiscipl. Res. for Adv. Mater., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Single higher-order transverse mode operation with radial polarization of a Nd:YAG laser was demonstrated by use of a spatially reflectivity-modulated output coupler. By adjusting the cavity, TM02, TM03, and TM04 modes were selectively obtained.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light polarisation; neodymium; optical couplers; optical modulation; solid lasers; YAG:Nd; higher-order transverse mode operation; laser cavity; radially polarized laser beam generation; spatially reflectivity-modulated coupler; Apertures; Laser beams; Laser modes; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Photonic crystals; Reflectivity; (140.3410) Laser resonators; (260.5430) Polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225022