9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
▲ [21a-E214-1] Diode-pumped red-orange vortex Pr3+:YLF laser
Keywords:Optical Vortex, Pr3+:YLF laser, Off-axis pumping configuration
We demonstrate, for the first time, the direct generation of red (640 nm) and orange (607 nm) vortex beams from a diode pumped Pr3+:YLF laser with an off-axis pumping configuration without any additional phase elements. We also address a selective handedness control of the vortex beam.