Off-axis mirror based optical system design for circularization, collimation, and expansion of elliptical laser beams.
In this paper, we present two optical system design methods for beam circularization, collimation, and expansion of semiconductor laser output beam for possible application in LIDAR systems. Two different optical mirror systems are investigated: an off-axis hyperbolic/parabolic mirror system and an off-axis parabolic mirror system. Equations specific to these mirror systems are derived and computer package programs such as ZEMAX and MATLAB are used to simulate the optical designs. The beam reshaping results are presented.
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA. serkame@auburn.edu
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