title: Generation of a radially polarized laser beam by use of a conical Brewster prism.
abstract: To generate a radially polarized laser beam we designed and fabricated a new Brewster optical element that consists of convex and concave conical prisms. The lateral surface of the convex conical prism was coated with a dielectric multilayer (SiO2 and Ta2O5) to enhance polarization selectivity. By combining two prisms we obtained a conical Brewster prism without beam divergence owing to refraction. A radially polarized TEM01* (R-TEM01*) mode laser beam was demonstrated when this prism was used inside a Nd:YAG laser cavity.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan. yk-zw@mail.tagen.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato