Compensation for Laser Beam Depolarization by Spatial Light Modulators
- Authors: Shaikin I.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 61, No 12 (2019)
- Pages: 924-929
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0033-8443/article/view/243939
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11141-019-09948-z
- ID: 243939
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Abstract
We propose a new method for compensating the thermally induced depolarization of laser radiation, which is based on using spatial light modulators. It is shown that using one modulator, the integral depolarization degree can be reduced by several times, whereas two modulators make it possible to almost completely rule out depolarization, regardless of its nature. The phase front of the laser beam is analyzed and it is shown that this phase front remains qualitatively unchanged when depolarization is compensated by one modulator, while in the case of compensation by two modulators the phase nonuniformity decreases, which leads to an increase in the far-field intensity.
About the authors
I. A. Shaikin
Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ilya.shaikin@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Nizhny Novgorod
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