FLATTENING OF THE SPATIAL LASER-BEAM PROFILE WITH LOW LOSSES AND MINIMAL BEAM DIVERGENCE

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作者
KERMENE, V [1 ]
SAVIOT, A [1 ]
VAMPOUILLE, M [1 ]
COLOMBEAU, B [1 ]
FROEHLY, C [1 ]
DOHNALIK, T [1 ]
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[1] JAGIELLONIAN UNIV,INST PHYS,PL-30059 KRAKOW,POLAND
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10.1364/OL.17.000859
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A new type of Nd:YAG laser is described that uses two spatial filters that are placed against the mirrors in the focal planes of a converging lens (Fourier planes). With the appropriate filters, we experimentally obtained a uniphase beam with a flat spatial profile and minimal beam divergence in the free-running regime.
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