Beam-shaping diffractive optical elements for high-power solid-state laser systems

I. M. Barton; P. Blair; A. J. Waddie; K. Balluder; M. R. Taghizadeh; H. A. McInnes; T. H. Bett

Beam-shaping diffractive optical elements for high-power solid-state laser systems

I. M. Barton, P. Blair, A. J. Waddie, K. Balluder, M. R. Taghizadeh, H. A. McInnes, T. H. Bett

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

Diffractive optical elements (DOEs) to modify laser beam spatial intensity distributions are described. The elements have been applied to free-space Gaussian to flat-top beam conversion and customization of the modes of a laser resonator. The single pass free space elements demonstrate a high efficiency but result in too much high frequency noise on the beam. The intra-cavity elements significantly altered the TEM₀₀ profile but practical limitations with the positioning of the element within the cavity prevented operation in the design mode.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	437-444
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3492
Issue number	I
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 3rd International Conference on Solid State Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion - Monterey, CA, USA Duration: 7 Jun 1998 → 12 Jun 1998

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Beam-shaping diffractive optical elements for high-power solid-state laser systems

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