Litvin, IAForbes, A2010-10-072010-10-072009-10Litvin, IA and Forbes, A. 2009. Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics. Optics Letters, Vol. 34(19), pp 2991-29930146-9592http://www.opticsinfobase.org/viewmedia.cfm?uri=ol-34-19-2991&seq=0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4450This document is the unedited Author’s version of a Submitted Work that was subsequently accepted for publication in Optics Letters, copyright Optical Society of America after peer review. To access the final edited and published work see the link providedThe authors outline a resonator design that allows for the selection of a Gaussian mode by diffractive optical elements. This is made possible by the metamorphosis of a Gaussian beam into a flat-top beam during propagation from one end of the resonator to the other. By placing the gain medium at the flat-top beam end, it is possible to extract high energy in a low-loss cavity. A further feature of this resonator is the ability to select the field properties at either end of the cavity almost independently, thus opening the way to minimize the output divergence while simultaneously maximizing the output energy.enGaussian modeGaussian beamFlat-top beamsIntra-cavity diffractive opticsArticleLitvin, I., & Forbes, A. (2009). Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4450Litvin, IA, and A Forbes "Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics." (2009) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4450Litvin I, Forbes A. Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics. 2009; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4450.TY - Article AU - Litvin, IA AU - Forbes, A AB - The authors outline a resonator design that allows for the selection of a Gaussian mode by diffractive optical elements. This is made possible by the metamorphosis of a Gaussian beam into a flat-top beam during propagation from one end of the resonator to the other. By placing the gain medium at the flat-top beam end, it is possible to extract high energy in a low-loss cavity. A further feature of this resonator is the ability to select the field properties at either end of the cavity almost independently, thus opening the way to minimize the output divergence while simultaneously maximizing the output energy. DA - 2009-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Gaussian mode KW - Gaussian beam KW - Flat-top beams KW - Intra-cavity diffractive optics LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 0146-9592 T1 - Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics TI - Gaussian mode selection with intracavity diffractive optics UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4450 ER -