Laser Beam Shaping

Preface Editor Contributors Introduction Todd E. Lizotte and Fred M. Dickey Hitachi Via Mechanics (USA), Inc., Londonderry, New Hampshire and FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA The Mathematical and Physical Theory of Lossless Beam Shaping Louis A. Romero and Fred M. Dickey Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA and FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA Laser-Beam-Splitting Gratings Louis A. Romero and Fred M. Dickey Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA and FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA Vortex Beam Shaping Carlos Lopez-Mariscal and Julio C. Gutierrez-Vega US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA and Photonics and Mathematical Optics Group, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Gaussian Beam Shaping: Diffraction Theory and Design Fred M. Dickey and Scott C. Holswade FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA and Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Geometrical Methods David L. Shealy and John A. Hoffnagle Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA and Picarro, Inc., Santa Clara, California, USA Optimization-Based Designs Alexander Laskin, David L. Shealy, and Neal C. Evans AdlOptica GmbH, Berlin, Germany, Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, and PointClear Solutions, Inc., Innovation Depot, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Beam Shaping with Diffractive Diffusers Jeremiah D. Brown and David R. Brown JENOPTIK Optical Systems, Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, USA and MEMS Optical, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, USA Engineered Microlens Diffusers Tasso R. M. Sales RPC Photonics Inc., Rochester, New York, USA Multi-Aperture Beam Integration Systems Daniel M. Brown, Fred M. Dickey, and Louis S. Weichman Optosensors Technology, Inc., Gurley, Alabama, USA, FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA, and Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Axicon Ring Generation Systems Fred M. Dickey, Carlos Lopez-Mariscal, and Daniel M. Brown FMD Consulting, LLC, Springfield, Missouri, USA, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA, and Optosensors Technology, Inc., Gurley, Alabama, USA Current Technology of Beam Profile Measurement Kevin D. Kirkham and Carlos B. Roundy Ophir-Spiricon, LLC, North Logan, Utah, USA Classical (Nonlaser) Methods David L. Shealy Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA Index