Forbes, ANgcobo, SandileBurger, LLitvin, IA2016-04-202016-04-202014-02Forbes, A, Ngcobo, S, Burger, L and Litvin , A. 2014. The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button. In: Proceedings of SPIE: Laser Resonators, Microresonators, and Beam Control XVI, San Francisco, CA, 3-6 February 2014, 5pp.http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1840886Copyright: 2014 SPIE. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.In 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. This allows the mirror properties to be dynamically changed by altering only the image sent to the device: on-demand laser modes. We demonstrate a myriad of laser beams that can be created from the same device without any realignment or additional custom opticsenDigital LasersSpatial light modulatorOn-demand laser modesLaser resonatorsDigital hologramsTransverse modesConference PresentationForbes, A., Ngcobo, S., Burger, L., & Litvin, I. (2014). The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button. SPIE.Forbes, A, Sandile Ngcobo, L Burger, and IA Litvin. "The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button." (2014):Forbes A, Ngcobo S, Burger L, Litvin I, The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button; SPIE; 2014. .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Forbes, A AU - Ngcobo, Sandile AU - Burger, L AU - Litvin, IA AB - In 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. This allows the mirror properties to be dynamically changed by altering only the image sent to the device: on-demand laser modes. We demonstrate a myriad of laser beams that can be created from the same device without any realignment or additional custom optics DA - 2014-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Digital Lasers KW - Spatial light modulator KW - On-demand laser modes KW - Laser resonators KW - Digital holograms KW - Transverse modes LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 T1 - The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button TI - The digital laser: on-demand laser modes with the click of a button UR - ER -