• DocumentCode
    689195
  • Title

    Variable-focus method for characterizing general astigmatic laser beams

  • Author

    Niederriter, Robert D. ; Gopinath, Juliet T. ; Siemens, M.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a variable-focus technique for characterizing the beam quality of general astigmatic (twisted) laser beams. There are no moving parts, only a focus-tunable lens. Measurements with this method match those made by the standard technique.
  • Keywords
    aberrations; laser beams; laser variables measurement; lenses; optical focusing; beam quality characterization; focus-tunable lens; general astigmatic laser beams; laser beam measurements; standard technique; variable-focus technique; Cameras; Focusing; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833577