Author:Ngcobo, Sandile; Litvin, I; Burger, L; Forbes, ADate:Aug 2013Customizing the output beam shape from a laser invariably involves specialized optical elements in the form of apertures, diffractive optics and free-form mirrors. Such optics require considerable design and fabrication effort and suffer from ...Read more
Author:Forbes, A; Ngcobo, Sandile; Burger, L; Litvin, IADate:Feb 2014In this paper we will outline our recent advances in all-digital control of light. Importantly, we will outline how to create
a so-called “digital laser”, where a conventional laser mirror is replaced with a phase-only spatial light modulator. ...Read more