Abstract
Here, we present an experimental method that redistributes the optical energy among the lobes of high-order standard Hermite–Gaussian (SHG) laser modes in a controlled manner. We numerically designed diffractive optical elements, displayed over a spatial light modulator for redistribution of optical energy that converts low and moderate intense lobes into all highly intense lobes and vice versa at the Fourier plane. Such precise generation of modulated HG (MHG) laser modes offers a maximum number of highly intense lobes compared to SHG modes. Hence, we envisage that MHG beams may surpass SHG beams in many applications, such as particle manipulation and optical lithography, where highly intense lobes play a significant role.
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