Bi-prism-like optical elements for intracavity mode selection

Boris Spektor; Yurij Parkhomenko; Joseph Shamir

doi:10.1117/12.560405

29 September 2004 Bi-prism-like optical elements for intracavity mode selection

Boris Spektor, Yurij Parkhomenko, Joseph Shamir

Proceedings Volume 5525, Laser Beam Shaping V; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560405
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Intra-cavity beam shaping, if properly implemented, is much more energy efficient and produces cleaner beams than the traditional external spatial modulation. Our special interest in this work is the generation of high-quality dark, or singular beams, for metrological applications. We show that bi-prism like reflectors possessing a central phase excursion within the range ±(0.3-1) π, can significantly alter the relative diffraction losses among the various oscillating modes, enabling efficient mode selection and shaping.

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Boris Spektor, Yurij Parkhomenko, and Joseph Shamir "Bi-prism-like optical elements for intracavity mode selection", Proc. SPIE 5525, Laser Beam Shaping V, (29 September 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.560405

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