Reviews
"... an authoritative account on the theoretical aspects underlying the field of laser beam shaping. Written in a formal and clear style the authors develop each topic in detail from the basic concepts to more elaborate ones always supported by an excellent mathematical treatment. ... The authors have done an excellent work by identifying the fundamental aspects of laser beam shaping, and have managed to put all in one place in a clear, coherent and easy to follow way, making this book a self-contained and valuable reference for the engineer, scientist, student, or anyone with a need of using laser beam shaping techniques." --Raul Hernandez, Director of Engineering Physics, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico "This is a super follow-up to the first edition, which is already established as the reference text on the subject. If you want to get started with laser beam shaping, this is a good text to begin from. I think it will be useful to those with an academic interest in the subject, as well as those who wish to simply get going with a practical laser beam shaping application. I will certainly use the book myself and would happily recommend it to others." --Prof. Andrew Forbes, Affiliation: CSIR National Laser Centre "...covers the major technical areas of beam shaping for the community in outstanding detail and clarity. ... The clear, careful, and rigorous descriptions make this easy to read and easy to absorb." --Sandra G. Biedron, Ph.D., Colorado State University, "... an authoritative account on the theoretical aspects underlying the field of laser beam shaping. Written in a formal and clear style, the book ensures each topic is developed in detail, from the basic concepts to more elaborate ones, and always supported by an excellent mathematical treatment. ... The authors have done an excellent work by identifying the fundamental aspects of laser beam shaping, and have managed to put [the information] all in one place in a clear, coherent, and easy-to-follow way, making this book a self-contained and valuable reference for the engineer, scientist, student, or anyone with a need for using laser beam shaping techniques." --Raul Hernandez, Department of Physics, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico "This is a super follow up to the first edition, which is already established as the reference text on the subject. If you want to get started with laser beam shaping, this is a good text to begin from. I think it will be useful to those with an academic interest in the subject, as well as to those who wish to simply get going with a practical laser beam shaping application. I will certainly use the book myself and would happily recommend it to others." --Prof. Andrew Forbes, CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria, South Africa "... covers the major technical areas of beam shaping in outstanding detail and clarity. ... The clear, careful, and rigorous descriptions make this easy to read and easy to absorb." --Sandra G. Biedron, Ph.D, Advanced Beam Laboratory, Colorado State University Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, USA, "... an authoritative account on the theoretical aspects underlying the field of laser beam shaping. Written in a formal and clear style, the book ensures each topic is developed in detail, from the basic concepts to more elaborate ones, and always supported by an excellent mathematical treatment. ... The authors have done an excellent work by identifying the fundamental aspects of laser beam shaping, and have managed to put [the information] all in one place in a clear, coherent, and easy-to-follow way, making this book a self-contained and valuable reference for the engineer, scientist, student, or anyone with a need for using laser beam shaping techniques." --Raul Hernandez, Department of Physics, Tecnolgico de Monterrey, Mexico "This is a super follow up to the first edition, which is already established as the reference text on the subject. If you want to get started with laser beam shaping, this is a good text to begin from. I think it will be useful to those with an academic interest in the subject, as well as to those who wish to simply get going with a practical laser beam shaping application. I will certainly use the book myself and would happily recommend it to others." --Prof. Andrew Forbes, CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria, South Africa "... covers the major technical areas of beam shaping in outstanding detail and clarity. ... The clear, careful, and rigorous descriptions make this easy to read and easy to absorb." --Sandra G. Biedron, Ph.D, Advanced Beam Laboratory, Colorado State University Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, USA "... addresses the theory and practice of very important techniques for lossless laser beam shaping. New beam shaping methods, advanced beam profile measurement, and new material on optics and software have been added. This book is ... a valuable tool for optical engineers, scientists, and students." --Lisa Tongning Li, Inphenix, Inc, Livermore, California, USA, from Optics & Photonics News, February 19, 2015, "... an authoritative account on the theoretical aspects underlying the field of laser beam shaping. Written in a formal and clear style, the authors develop each topic in detail, from the basic concepts to more elaborate ones always supported by an excellent mathematical treatment. ... The authors have done an excellent work by identifying the fundamental aspects of laser beam shaping, and have managed to put [the information] all in one place in a clear, coherent, and easy-to-follow way, making this book a self-contained and valuable reference for the engineer, scientist, student, or anyone with a need for using laser beam shaping techniques." --Raul Hernandez, Department of Physics, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico "This is a super follow up to the first edition, which is already established as the reference text on the subject. If you want to get started with laser beam shaping, this is a good text to begin from. I think it will be useful to those with an academic interest in the subject, as well as those who wish to simply get going with a practical laser beam shaping application. I will certainly use the book myself and would happily recommend it to others." --Prof. Andrew Forbes, CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria, South Africa "... covers the major technical areas of beam shaping for the community in outstanding detail and clarity. ... The clear, careful, and rigorous descriptions make this easy to read and easy to absorb." --Sandra G. Biedron, Ph.D, Advanced Beam Laboratory, Colorado State University Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, USA, "... an authoritative account on the theoretical aspects underlying the field of laser beam shaping. Written in a formal and clear style, the book ensures each topic is developed in detail, from the basic concepts to more elaborate ones, and always supported by an excellent mathematical treatment. ... The authors have done an excellent work by identifying the fundamental aspects of laser beam shaping, and have managed to put [the information] all in one place in a clear, coherent, and easy-to-follow way, making this book a self-contained and valuable reference for the engineer, scientist, student, or anyone with a need for using laser beam shaping techniques." --Raul Hernandez, Department of Physics, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico "This is a super follow up to the first edition, which is already established as the reference text on the subject. If you want to get started with laser beam shaping, this is a good text to begin from. I think it will be useful to those with an academic interest in the subject, as well as to those who wish to simply get going with a practical laser beam shaping application. I will certainly use the book myself and would happily recommend it to others." --Prof. Andrew Forbes, CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria, South Africa "... covers the major technical areas of beam shaping in outstanding detail and clarity. ... The clear, careful, and rigorous descriptions make this easy to read and easy to absorb." --Sandra G. Biedron, Ph.D, Advanced Beam Laboratory, Colorado State University Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, USA "... addresses the theory and practice of very important techniques for lossless laser beam shaping. New beam shaping methods, advanced beam profile measurement, and new material on optics and software have been added. This book is ... a valuable tool for optical engineers, scientists, and students." --Lisa Tongning Li, Inphenix, Inc, Livermore, California, USA, from Optics & Photonics News, February 19, 2015
Table of Content
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 López-Mariscal and Julio C. Gutiérrez-Vega US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA and Photonics and Mathematical Optics Group, Tecnológico 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 López-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
