Profiling of micrometer sized laser beams in restricted volumes
Optics
2013-02-14 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We present a method for determining the 3D intensity distribution of directed laser radiation with micrometer resolution in restricted volumes. Our method is based on in-coupling and guiding properties of optical fibers, with the current version requiring only few hundred micrometers. We characterize the performance of the method and experimentally demonstrate profiling of micrometer sized laser beams. We discuss the limiting factors and routes towards a further increase of the resolution and beam profiling in even more restricted volumes. Finally, as an application example, we present profiling of laser beams inside a micro ion trap with integrated optical fibers.
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@article{arxiv.1201.4315,
title = {Profiling of micrometer sized laser beams in restricted volumes},
author = {Yevhen Miroshnychenko and Otto Nielsen and Aske Thorsen and Michael Drewsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.4315},
year = {2013}
}