Abstract
Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams are used in many research fields, including microscopy, laser cavity modes, and optical tweezing. We developed a holographic method to generate pure LG modes (amplitude and phase) with a binary amplitude-only digital micromirror device (DMD) as an alternative to the commonly used phase-only spatial light modulator. The advantages of such a DMD include very high frame rates, low cost, and high damage thresholds. We have shown that the propagating shaped beams are self-similar and their phase fronts are of helical shape as demanded. We estimate the purity of the resultant beams to be above 94%.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4826-4828 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |