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Polarization-selective grating mirrors used in the generation of radial polarization

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Two novel methods to control the polarization of laser radiation are presented. The discrimination between different polarization distributions isperformed with a corrugation grating in the top high-index layer of a multilayer mirror, which couples the undesired polarization into a lossy waveguidemode of the multilayer. The generation of radially polarized radiation in a laser resonator is presented as a practical verification of the principle.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstrasse 5, 3012, Bern, Switzerland

    T. Moser, H. Glur & V. Romano

  2. Laboratoire TSI, Université Jean Monnet, 42000, Saint-Etienne, France

    F. Pigeon & O. Parriaux

  3. Institut für Strahlwerkzeuge, Universität of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 43, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany

    M. A. Ahmed & T. Graf

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Moser, T., Glur, H., Romano, V. et al. Polarization-selective grating mirrors used in the generation of radial polarization. Appl. Phys. B 80, 707–713 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-1794-5

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