title: Laser resonator supporting a nondiffracting, azimuthally polarized mode.
abstract: We analyze the lowest-order mode supported by a laser resonator containing an intra-cavity transmissive axicon using the Fox-Li iteration algorithm. Two configurations were considered. By proper choice of the cavity dimensions, the lowest-order mode is nondiffracting and azimuthally polarized. The mode pattern at the output coupler is a Bessel function of the first order.
authors: Laser Power Optics, Hooiland 3, B-9030 Gent, Belgium. peter.muys@euphonynet.be
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