Generation and control of phase-locked Bessel beams with a persistent noninterfering region
Abstract
We present, to the best of our knowledge, a novel method for the generation of multiple Bessel-like (Bessel–Gauss) beams with tilted wavefronts whose optical phases can be controlled independently. In the far field multiple field-free regions develop that are persistent to interference effects and the optical phase. The extent of these field-free regions can be controlled through the tilt angle of the wavefront with a theoretical maximum resolution of 0.1 mrad. Experimentally we employ a spatial light modulator, a lens, and an axicon, each suitable for narrow-band (continuous-wave) and broadband operation. Because of the simplicity in the optical elements, the number of noninterfering Bessel-like beams can be scaled on demand for applications that require multiple sources for coherent imaging or multiple intense beams over a controllable region with the added benefit of a field-free region for detection. Here, for reasons of clarity, we characterized two beams.
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
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- 1670507
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- SC0019098
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- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics
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- Journal Name: Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics Journal Volume: 37 Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 0740-3224
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- Optical Society of America
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Rodnova, Zhanna, Saule, Tobias, Sadlon, Richard, McManus, Edward, May, Nicholas, Yu, Xiaoming, Shahbazmohamadi, Sina, and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Generation and control of phase-locked Bessel beams with a persistent noninterfering region. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web. doi:10.1364/JOSAB.400801.
Rodnova, Zhanna, Saule, Tobias, Sadlon, Richard, McManus, Edward, May, Nicholas, Yu, Xiaoming, Shahbazmohamadi, Sina, & Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Generation and control of phase-locked Bessel beams with a persistent noninterfering region. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.400801
Rodnova, Zhanna, Saule, Tobias, Sadlon, Richard, McManus, Edward, May, Nicholas, Yu, Xiaoming, Shahbazmohamadi, Sina, and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A. Wed .
"Generation and control of phase-locked Bessel beams with a persistent noninterfering region". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.400801.
@article{osti_1670507,
title = {Generation and control of phase-locked Bessel beams with a persistent noninterfering region},
author = {Rodnova, Zhanna and Saule, Tobias and Sadlon, Richard and McManus, Edward and May, Nicholas and Yu, Xiaoming and Shahbazmohamadi, Sina and Trallero-Herrero, Carlos A.},
abstractNote = {We present, to the best of our knowledge, a novel method for the generation of multiple Bessel-like (Bessel–Gauss) beams with tilted wavefronts whose optical phases can be controlled independently. In the far field multiple field-free regions develop that are persistent to interference effects and the optical phase. The extent of these field-free regions can be controlled through the tilt angle of the wavefront with a theoretical maximum resolution of 0.1 mrad. Experimentally we employ a spatial light modulator, a lens, and an axicon, each suitable for narrow-band (continuous-wave) and broadband operation. Because of the simplicity in the optical elements, the number of noninterfering Bessel-like beams can be scaled on demand for applications that require multiple sources for coherent imaging or multiple intense beams over a controllable region with the added benefit of a field-free region for detection. Here, for reasons of clarity, we characterized two beams.},
doi = {10.1364/JOSAB.400801},
journal = {Journal of the Optical Society of America. Part B, Optical Physics},
number = 11,
volume = 37,
place = {United States},
year = {2020},
month = {10}
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https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.400801
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