We present the reconstruction of a laser beam wavefront from its mode spectrum and investigate in detail the impact of distinct aberrations on the mode composition. The measurement principle is presented on a Gaussian beam that is intentionally distorted by displaying defined aberrations on a spatial light modulator. The comparison of reconstructed and programmed wavefront aberrations yields excellent agreement, proving the high measurement fidelity.
Reference:
Schulze, C, Dudley, A.L., Flamm, D, Duparré, M and Forbes, A. 2013. Reconstruction of laser beam wavefronts based on mode analysis. Applied Optics, vol. 52(21), pp 5312-5317
Schulze, C., Dudley, A. L., Flamm, D., Duparré, M., & Forbes, A. (2013). Reconstruction of laser beam wavefronts based on mode analysis. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7450
Schulze, C, Angela L Dudley, D Flamm, M Duparré, and A Forbes "Reconstruction of laser beam wavefronts based on mode analysis." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7450
Schulze C, Dudley AL, Flamm D, Duparré M, Forbes A. Reconstruction of laser beam wavefronts based on mode analysis. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7450.
Copyright: 2013 Optical Society of America. This is an Open Access journal. The journal authorizes the publication of the information herewith contained. Published in Applied Optics, vol. 52(21), pp 5312-5317
