Optical beam-shaping design based on aspherical lenses for circularization, collimation, and expansion of elliptical laser beams

Mert Serkan; Hulya Kirkici

doi:10.1364/ao.47.000230

Optical beam-shaping design based on aspherical lenses for circularization, collimation, and expansion of elliptical laser beams

Appl Opt. 2008 Jan 10;47(2):230-41. doi: 10.1364/ao.47.000230.

Authors

Mert Serkan¹, Hulya Kirkici

Affiliation

¹ Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA. serkame@auburn.edu

PMID: 18188205
DOI: 10.1364/ao.47.000230

Abstract

We present two optical system designs using aspherical lenses for beam circularization, collimation, and expansion of semiconductor lasers for possible application in lidar systems. Two different optical lens systems are investigated; namely, two aspherical lens and single aspherical lens systems. Software package programs of ZEMAX and MATLAB to simulate the optical designs are used. The beam reshaping results are presented for one specific laser beam output.