Generation of hollow scalar and vector beams using a spot-defect mirror

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2072-2077

  Ito, Akihiko ^a,b   Kozawa, Yuichi ^a   Sato, Shunichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MIRRORS; POLARIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); SILICATE MINERALS; YTTRIUM;

A-SPOTS; AZIMUTHAL DIRECTION; GAUSSIAN VECTOR; HOLLOW BEAMS; INTENSITY PROFILES; LAGUERRE GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN; OPTICAL AXIS; PHASE FRONT; POLARIZATION DISTRIBUTIONS; POLARIZATION PATTERNS; SIDE-PUMPED; TRANSVERSE MODE; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET LASER;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 77957274892     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.002072     Document Type: Article

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