Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser

In this paper, we research the characteristics of the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG<sub>01</sub>) beams generated in an Er:YAG ceramic solid state laser pumped by an annular beam. The generated two LG<sub>01</sub> beams (LG<sub>0,&#x002B;1 </sub> and LG<sub>0,&a...

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Main Authors: Qiyao Liu, Yongguang Zhao, Wei Zhou, Jianing Zhang, Li Wang, Weichao Yao, Deyuan Shen
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Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7797215/
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author Qiyao Liu
Yongguang Zhao
Wei Zhou
Jianing Zhang
Li Wang
Weichao Yao
Deyuan Shen
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Yongguang Zhao
Wei Zhou
Jianing Zhang
Li Wang
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description In this paper, we research the characteristics of the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG<sub>01</sub>) beams generated in an Er:YAG ceramic solid state laser pumped by an annular beam. The generated two LG<sub>01</sub> beams (LG<sub>0,&#x002B;1 </sub> and LG<sub>0,&#x2212;1</sub> modes) were found to have different thermally induced polarization behaviors and alternately existed in the resonator; then, a novel method was proposed and experimentally demonstrated to control the vortex helicity using a simple quarter-wave plate.
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spelling doaj-art-724ed17d52cb485ab4c96f4c201847f52025-08-20T03:32:58ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-01911810.1109/JPHOT.2016.26449657797215Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State LaserQiyao Liu0Yongguang Zhao1Wei Zhou2Jianing Zhang3Li Wang4Weichao Yao5Deyuan Shen6Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaIn this paper, we research the characteristics of the Laguerre-Gaussian (LG<sub>01</sub>) beams generated in an Er:YAG ceramic solid state laser pumped by an annular beam. The generated two LG<sub>01</sub> beams (LG<sub>0,&#x002B;1 </sub> and LG<sub>0,&#x2212;1</sub> modes) were found to have different thermally induced polarization behaviors and alternately existed in the resonator; then, a novel method was proposed and experimentally demonstrated to control the vortex helicity using a simple quarter-wave plate.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7797215/Optical vorticessolid lasersEr:YAG ceramichelicity control.
spellingShingle Qiyao Liu
Yongguang Zhao
Wei Zhou
Jianing Zhang
Li Wang
Weichao Yao
Deyuan Shen
Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
IEEE Photonics Journal
Optical vortices
solid lasers
Er:YAG ceramic
helicity control.
title Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
title_full Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
title_fullStr Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
title_full_unstemmed Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
title_short Control of Vortex Helicity With a Quarter-Wave Plate in an Er:YAG Ceramic Solid State Laser
title_sort control of vortex helicity with a quarter wave plate in an er yag ceramic solid state laser
topic Optical vortices
solid lasers
Er:YAG ceramic
helicity control.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7797215/
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