Radially polarized ring and arc beams of a neodymium laser with an intra-cavity axicon

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3304-3311

  Bisson, J F ^a   Li, J ^a   Ueda, K ^a   Senatsky, Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; BREWSTER-ANGLE; INTRA-CAVITY AXICON; RADIALLY-POLARIZED (RP) OSCILLATION PATTERN;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 33645829483     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003304     Document Type: Article

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