Flexible beam shaping system using fly's eye condenser

Normally, fly's eye condensers are used to homogenize light. However, in the case of fully coherent light, a fly's eye condenser, in connection with some simple optical elements, such as a diffractive axicon, a grating, and a telescope, can be used as a quite flexible beam shaping system,...

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Published in:Applied optics. Optical technology and biomedical optics 2010-04, Vol.49 (12), p.2382
Main Authors: Lindlein, Norbert, Bich, Andreas, Eisner, Martin, Harder, Irina, Lano, Maik, Voelkel, Reinhard, Weible, Ken, Zimmermann, Maik
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Language:English
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Summary:Normally, fly's eye condensers are used to homogenize light. However, in the case of fully coherent light, a fly's eye condenser, in connection with some simple optical elements, such as a diffractive axicon, a grating, and a telescope, can be used as a quite flexible beam shaping system, forming arrays of rings, parts of rings, or other structures with varying diameters. We present the principle, some simulation results, and some first experimental results.
ISSN:2155-3165
DOI:10.1364/AO.49.002382