Vortex Ti:Sapphire laser by using an intracavity spot-defect spatial filter

We demonstrated an LG01-mode vortex Ti:Sapphire laser by utilizing an intracavity spot defect for spatial filtering. At the 140-μm diameter of spot defect, the power of vortex laser output reached 135 mW, and the slope efficiency of laser was 17.7%. The effects of the sizes of spot defects on the transverse laser modes and laser powers were also discussed.