Spatial mode control of a diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser by an intracavity liquid-crystal light valve

Opt Lett. 2001 Dec 15;26(24):1958-60. doi: 10.1364/ol.26.001958.

Abstract

We present a new beam-shaping technique with an intracavity optically addressed liquid-crystal spatial light modulator. The Nd:YAG resonator is able to deliver beams with various spatial profiles such as flat-topped super-Gaussian and square-shaped beams.