We present a relatively simple method for efficiently transforming a single high-order mode into a nearly Gaussian beam of much higher quality. The method is based on dividing the mode into equal parts that are then combined coherently. We illustrate the method by transforming a Hermite-Gaussian (1, 0) mode with M(x)(2)=3 into a nearly Gaussian beam with M(x)(2)=1. 045 . Experimental results are presented and compared with theoretical results.
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We demonstrate the generation of high-order, high-power vortex modes from a Hermite-Gaussian (HG) Yb:YAG thin-disk oscillator, with tunable mode orders ranging continuously from one to ten. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest order of HG and vortex modes obtained using a thin-disk module. The output power for most of these modes reaches up to 10 W, setting a new benchmark for intracavity high-order HG mode generation.
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January 2025
THz-Photonics Group, Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
Space division multiplexing (SDM) with Hermite Gaussian (HG) modes, for instance, can significantly boost the transmission link capacity. However, SDM is not suitable in existing single mode fiber networks, and in long-distance wireless, microwave, THz or optical links, the far-field beam distribution may present a problem. Recently it has been demonstrated, that time domain HG modes can be employed to enhance the link capacity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe demonstrate the generation of stable femtosecond vortices from a self-started Kerr-lens mode-locked Yb:YAG thin-disk oscillator. By using a defective mirror inscribed with a fine line, 218-fs Hermite-Gaussian (HG) pulses are delivered directly from the thin-disk oscillator with an average power of 12 W at the repetition rate of 105 MHz and subsequently converted to Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) vortices by a cylindrical-lens mode-converter. The average output power of the Hermite-Gaussian pulses is further improved to 19 W by applying a rectangular aperture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElliptic Hermite-Gaussian (HG) soliton clusters in nonlocal media with anisotropic diffractions are studied comprehensively. The relations among solitons parameters, diffraction indices, and the degree of nonlocality are derived analytically with the Lagrangian method. Stable elliptic HG soliton clusters can be obtained when linear diffraction is anisotropic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA low-threshold efficient setup for CW wavelength versatile vortex generation is proposed. The intracavity optical parametric oscillator is utilized for low-threshold operation. By using the pump-wave off-axis pumping for the signal-wave oscillator, high-order Hermite-Gaussian modes at the eye-safe region can be obtained, which can further generate a vortex via an astigmatism mode converter.
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