Generation of Bessel light beams under the conditions of internal conical refraction

Journal Article · Tue Nov 30 00:00:00 EST 1999 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1999V029N11ABEH001627· OSTI ID:21439487

Kazak, N S; Ryzhevich, A A ^[1]; Khilo, N A ^[2]

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1. B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk (Belarus)
2. Division of Optical problems in Informatics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk (Belarus)

A new optical effect involving transformation of the order of a Bessel beam from the zeroth to the first during propagation of light in a biaxial crystal was investigated theoretically and experimentally. The beam transformation occurs during propagation of circularly polarised light along the optical axes of the crystal under the conditions of internal conical refraction. It is shown that there is a possibility of the total transformation of the input-field energy into a first-order Bessel beam when the length of the crystal or the cone angle of the incident beam are selected appropriately. (laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics)

• OSTI ID: 21439487
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 29, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE1999v029n11ABEH001627; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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