Hermite–Gaussian mode detection via convolution neural networks
2019
Hermite–Gaussian (HG) laser modes are a complete set of solutions to the free-space paraxial wave equation in Cartesian coordinates and represent a close approximation to physically realizable laser cavity modes. Additionally, HG modes can be mode-multiplexed to significantly increase the information capacity of optical communication systems due to their orthogonality. Because cavity tuning and optical communication applications benefit from a machine vision determination of HG modes, convolution neural networks were implemented to detect the lowest 21 unique HG modes with an accuracy greater than 99%. As the effectiveness of a CNN is dependent on the diversity of its training data, extensive simulated and experimental data sets were created for training, validation, and testing.
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