Laser with simultaneous Gaussian and conical refraction outputs

K. G. Wilcox, A. Abdolvand, T. K. Kalkandjiev, E. U. Rafailov

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    Abstract

    We report a double-sided two-mirror neodymium-doped KGd(WO4)(2)/Nd:KGW conical refraction laser which produces a linearly polarised output from the flat output coupler and a cone-refracted output from the curved output coupler. The linearly polarised output had a polarisation extinction ratio of 20:1 with a Gaussian beam profile and a measured M (2)=1. The unpolarised output had the intensity and polarisation distribution corresponding to a cone-refracted Gaussian beam with extinction ratio of 2.7:1.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)619-622
    Number of pages4
    JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
    Volume99
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

    Keywords

    • DIFFRACTION

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