Generation of radial polarization in Nd:YAG and CO2 lasers and its applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5708, Issue , 2005, Pages 112-123

  Moser, T ^a   Glur, H ^a   Peier, P ^a   Meier, M ^a   Wyss, E ^a   Romano, V ^a   Abdou Ahmed, M ^b,c   Parriaux, O ^c   Roth, U ^d   Graf, Th ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^d Bystronic Laser AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Gratings; Laser beam shaping; Laser resonators; Radial polarization; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CAMERAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LASER BEAMS; LASER RESONATORS; MIRRORS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

DIELECTRIC MULTILAYERS; LASER BEAM SHAPING; POLARIZED DOUGHNUT MODES; RADIAL POLARIZATION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 21844474263     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.603520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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