An ultracompact optical mode order converter

Y Huang, G Xu, ST Ho - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describe the design and fabrication of an ultracompact optical mode order converter
employing submicron waveguides. The mode converter can realize optical mode conversion …

Very high-order pure Laguerre-Gaussian mode selection in a passive Q-switched Nd: YAG laser

AA Ishaaya, N Davidson, AA Friesem - Optics express, 2005 - opg.optica.org
An intra-cavity phase element, combined with a passive Q-switch saturable absorber and a
suitable intra-cavity aperture, can provide extremely high mode discrimination, so as to …

Exciting higher-order radial Laguerre–Gaussian modes in a diode-pumped solid-state laser resonator

S Ngcobo, K Aït-Ameur, N Passilly, A Hasnaoui… - Applied …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we experimentally demonstrate the intracavity generation of selected Laguerre–
Gaussian modes of variable radial order, from 0 to 5. Our technique requires only an …

Engineering a better light sheet in an axicon‐based system using a flattened Gaussian beam of low order

S Saghafi, K Becker, F Gori… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lasers are fundamental tools in research and development. The shape of an incident laser
beam directly affects the results, when it propagates through complex structured meso …

Tailorable second‐harmonic generation from an individual nanowire using spatially phase‐shaped beams

L Turquet, JP Kakko, X Zang, L Naskali… - Laser & Photonics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to control the optical field in the vicinity of an individual nano‐object is an obvious
step**‐stone in the tailoring of light‐matter interactions at the nanoscale. Earlier reports …

Quantitative characterization of higher-order mode converters in weakly multimoded fibers

M Skorobogatiy, C Anastassiou, SG Johnson… - Optics express, 2003 - opg.optica.org
We present a rigorous analysis methodology of fundamental to higher order mode
converters in step index few mode optical fibers. We demonstrate experimental conversion …

Intracavity coherent addition of Gaussian beam distributions using a planar interferometric coupler

AA Ishaaya, N Davidson, L Shimshi… - Applied physics …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
We present a compact and practical combined laser resonator configuration in which
several Gaussian beam distributions are efficiently combined. It is based on intracavity …

Phase locking and coherent combining of high-order-mode fiber lasers

V Eckhouse, M Fridman, N Davidson, AA Friesem - Optics letters, 2008 - opg.optica.org
Efficient free-space configurations for phase locking and coherent addition of two fiber
lasers, each operating with a high-order mode, are presented. Experimental results reveal …

Extended focus depth for Gaussian beam using binary phase diffractive optical elements

B Abdelhalim, M Fromager, K Aït-Ameur - Applied Optics, 2018 - opg.optica.org
A novel technique to improve the focus depth of a Gaussian beam is presented in this paper.
The improvement is based on two-step beam sha** using a cascade of binary phase …

Adaptive phase correction of dynamic multimode beam based on modal decomposition

K **e, W Liu, Q Zhou, L Huang, Z Jiang, F **, X Xu - Optics Express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We propose and demonstrate a method for the adaptive phase correction of dynamic
multimode fiber beams. The phase of incident beam is reconstructed in real-time based on …