Radial birefringent element and its application to laser resonator design.
We have invented a quasi-Gaussian profile-transmittance filter based on radially varying the phase retardation in a birefringent element. The radial birefringent element has been applied to resonator design and has demonstrated its usefulness in generating an improved resonator spatial-mode profile.
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Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Applied Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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