Efficient formation of pure helical laser beams

被引:63
作者
Oron, R [1 ]
Davidson, N
Friesem, AA
Hasman, E
机构
[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Phys Complex Syst, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
[2] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Fac Mech Engn, Opt Engn Grp, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
关键词
laser beams; phase elements;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00804-X
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A novel method for forming pure helical laser beams of pre-determined helicity is presented. It is mainly based on replacing one of the laser mirrors with a spiral phase element. The basic principles along with experimental results using a CO2 laser are described. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:205 / 208
页数:4
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