Modified Pre-mode Cleaner (IMAGE)

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Modified Pre-mode Cleaner

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The researchers created a modified pre-mode cleaner (left) that compensates for astigmatism that affects a Laguerre-Gauss mode laser. The astigmatism arises when the laser hits curved mirrors at an angle. Using concave mirrors at position 1 and 2 and planar mirrors at positions 3 and 4 compensates for this optical error such that a clean Laguerre Gauss mode is transmitted (right).

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Andreas Noack, Albert Einstein Institute

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