Intra-cavity flat-top beam generation

Igor A. Litvin; Andrew Forbes

doi:10.1117/12.827958

21 August 2009 Intra-cavity flat-top beam generation

Igor A. Litvin, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 7430, Laser Beam Shaping X; 74300M (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827958
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper we present the analytical and numerical analyses of two new resonator systems for generating flat-top-like beams. Both approaches lead to closed form expressions for the required cavity optics, but differ substantially in the design technique, with the first based on reverse propagation of a flattened Gaussian beam, and the second a metamorphosis of a Gaussian field into a flat-top beam. We show that both have good convergence properties, and result in the desired stable mode.

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Igor A. Litvin and Andrew Forbes "Intra-cavity flat-top beam generation", Proc. SPIE 7430, Laser Beam Shaping X, 74300M (21 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.827958

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