Abstract

We introduce an algorithm to determine the relative modal weights of a laser beam with Hermite–Gaussian modes. The method is based on coherence theory of stable resonator modes in the space–frequency domain. Numerical simulations are presented that show that the algorithm is not sensitive to moderate levels of noise.

© 1989 Optical Society of America

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