Conversion of a high-order mode beam into a nearly Gaussian beam by use of a single interferometric element

A. A. Ishaaya; G. Machavariani; N. Davidson; A. A. Friesem; E. Hasman

doi:10.1364/OL.28.000504

Conversion of a high-order mode beam into a nearly Gaussian beam by use of a single interferometric element

A. A. Ishaaya, G. Machavariani, N. Davidson, A. A. Friesem, E. Hasman

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We present a new, compact, and practical optical mode converter that efficiently transforms a high-order Hermite - Gaussian (HG) laser beam into a nearly Gaussian beam. The mode converter is based on coherently adding different transverse parts of the high-order mode beam by use of a single planar interferometric element. The method, configuration, and experimental results obtained with a pulsed Nd:YAG HG TEM₁₀ laser beam are presented. The results reveal that the efficiency of conversion of a HG beam to a nearly Gaussian beam can be as high as 90%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	504-506
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.000504
State	Published - 1 Apr 2003
Externally published	Yes

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