| Literature DB >> 19483884 |
K Sueda, G Miyaji, N Miyanaga, M Nakatsuka.
Abstract
We investigated an Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam that can carry an orbital angular momentum and has a doughnut-shaped intensity pattern. We developed a multilevel spiral phase plate (SPP) that generates an LG beam by applying the wave surface of a spiral structure directly to a Gaussian beam for application to microscopic laser material processing.We experimentally demonstrate, for the first time, that it is possible to generate an LG beam with the multilevel SPP that allows the use in high intensity laser pulses.Year: 2004 PMID: 19483884 DOI: 10.1364/opex.12.003548
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Opt Express ISSN: 1094-4087 Impact factor: 3.894