Question

HeNe laser path on 2' x 3' optical breadboard:

With the laser beam from HeNe (633 nm), Power= 6.0mW, and a beam radius of 0.50 mm, horizontally polarizd.

Draw the optical diagram with the following arrangements (in any order): (you can add mirrors if you prefer)

-Create beam (left circularly polarized) with a radius 1.0 mm.

- Pass through a 50 micron pinhole.

-Pass through a polarzer with transmission axis set to vertical.

-Have lens (un coated).

-Polarizer.

-half wave plate and quarter wave plate.

-beamsplitter.

Answer 1