线偏振拉盖尔-高斯光束的远场发散特性

利用稳相法和矢量结构理论, 导出了线偏振拉盖尔-高斯光束的矢量结构项TE项和TM项在远场的解析表达式. 进而利用TE项和TM项的远场能流分布, 给出了TE项和TM项的功率占总功率比例的度量式,同时还给出了线偏振拉盖尔-高斯光束、TE项和TM项三者远场发散角的解析式以及三者远场发散角间的关系式. 所得到的公式不仅适用于傍轴情形,而且还适用于非傍轴情形. 通过数值计算, 分析了TE项和TM项在远场的功率占总功率的比例与参数f和模数间的依赖关系;还分析了拉盖尔-高斯光束、TE项和TM项的远场发散角随参数f、模数和线偏振角的变化关系.这一研究从矢量结构本性揭示了线偏振拉盖尔-高斯光束的远场发散特性, 丰富了对其传输特性的认识.     

Investigation in the far field characteristics of TM polarized Gaussian beam from the vectorial structure

Based on the vectorial structure of electromagnetic beam and the method of stationary phase, the analytical TE and TM terms of TM polarized Gaussian beam, the rigorous solution of Maxwell's equations for a confocal resonator, have been presented in the far field. Then in terms of the vectorial structure, TM polarized Gaussian beam is compared with Gaussian TEM₀₀ mode. The TE term is located at the y-axis, and the TM term the x-axis. At the non-paraxial case, the whole beam spot is elliptical, and the long axis is located at the y-axis. Moreover, the whole beam spot of TM polarized Gaussian beam is smaller than that of Gaussian TEM₀₀ mode. At the paraxial case, the whole beam spot is circular, and TM polarized Gaussian beam reduces to be Gaussian TEM₀₀ mode.     

Analytical vectorial structure of non-paraxial nonsymmetrical vector Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vectorial structure of non-paraxial electromagnetic beam and the method of stationary phase, the analytical TE and TM terms of non-paraxial nonsymmetrical vector Gaussian beam in the far field are presented. According to the analytical electromagnetic fields of the TE and TM terms, the energy flux distributions of the whole beam, its TE and TM terms are investigated. Moreover, the influences of non-symmetries on the energy flux distributions of the whole beam, its TE and TM terms are also analyzed, respectively. This research reveals the internal vectorial structure of non-paraxial laser beam in the far field and is useful to the propagation of non-paraxial laser beam.     

Vectorial structures of non-paraxial linearly polarized Gaussian beam and their beam propagation factors

Based on the vectorial structure of non-paraxial electromagnetic beam and non-paraxial vectorial moment theory, the relationship of the beam waists, the divergence angles and the beam propagation factors among non-paraxial linearly polarized Gaussian beam, its TE and TM terms have been presented, respectively. The analytical beam propagation factors are given and further discussed at the highly non-paraxial case. The maximum divergence angles in the x-direction of non-paraxial linearly polarized Gaussian beam, its TE and TM terms are all 54.7°, and those in the y-direction are limited to be 63.4°, 67.7° and 39.2°, respectively. As TE and TM terms are orthogonal and can be detached at the far field, the potential applications of the isolated TE and TM terms are deserved further investigation.     

高斯光束经圆形光阑衍射的远场发散特性

线偏振高斯光束经圆形光阑衍射后,其远场可表示成互相正交的横电(TE)项和横磁(TM)项之和。利用TE项和TM项的远场能流分布,导出了高斯衍射光束的TE项和TM项远场功率的解析表达式,由此可度量TE项和TM项在远场占总功率的比例。基于能流二阶矩的定义,给出了高斯衍射光束、TE项和TM项远场发散角的解析式以及三者远场发散角间的关系通式,重点分析了f参数和截取参数对远场发散角的影响。结果表明:随着f参数的增大,远场发散角先增大后趋向于各自的饱和值。截取参数对远场发散角的影响与f参数相关,当f参数较大时,截取参数对远场发散角的影响不明显;当f参数适中时,随着截取参数的增大,远场发散角先减小后趋向于各自的最小值;但当f参数较小时,高斯衍射光束和TM项二者的远场发散角出现一定的波动性。     

Far-field divergence of a vectorial plane wave diffracted by a circular aperture from the vectorial structure

Based on the vectorial structure of an electromagnetic wave, the analytical and concise expressions for the TE and TM terms of a vectorial plane wave diffracted by a circular aperture are derived in the far-field. The expressions of the energy flux distributions of the TE term, the TM term and the diffracted plane wave are also presented. The ratios of the power of the TE and TM terms to that of the diffracted plane wave are examined in the far-field. In addition, the far-field divergence angles of the TE term, the TM term and the diffracted plane wave, which are related to the energy flux distribution, are investigated. The different energy flux distributions of the TE and TM terms result in the discrepancy of their divergence angles. The influences of the linearly polarized angle and the radius of the circular aperture on the far-field divergence angles of the TE term, the TM term and the diffracted plane wave are discussed in detail. This research may promote the recognition of the optical propagation through a circular aperture.vspace1mm     

Analytical vectorial structure of truncated modified Laguerre–Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vectorial angular spectrum representation of Maxwell equations and the method of stationary phase, analytical expressions are derived for the TE term, TM term and whole energy flux of a hard-edged diffracted modified Laguerre–Gaussian beam (MLGBs) in the far field, respectively. It is shown that the evolutive energy flux not only depends on the beam order, initial waist width but also relates to the truncated parameter. Furthermore, influences of the truncated parameter on the discrepancies of energy flux distributions between paraxial and non-paraxial cases are also analyzed for different selections of the initial beam width.     

Vectorial structure of far field of cylindrically polarized beams diffracted at a circular aperture

Based on the vector angular spectrum representation and the method of stationary phase, the analytical vectorial structure of the cylindrically polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beam diffracted at a circular aperture is derived in the far field, which provides an approach to further comprehend the vectorial properties of the apertured cylindrically polarized beams. The radially polarized, azimuthally polarized, and unapertured cases can be viewed as the special cases of our general result. The analyses show that the far-field energy flux distributions of the entire beam, the TE term, and the TM term depend on the beam order, the ratio of the waist width to the wavelength, the truncation parameter, and the angle between the electric field vector and the radial direction.     

Structural properties of a TM polarized Gaussian beam in the far-field

In the far-field, the TM polarized Gaussian beam is just a sum of two orthogonal terms: the TE and the TM terms. The analytical expressions for the ratios of the powers of the TE and the TM terms to that of the TM polarized Gaussian beam are obtained without any approximation. The contributions of the powers of the TE and TM terms to the power of the TM polarized Gaussian beam only depend on the f-parameter. The analytical divergence angles of the TE term, the TM term, and the TM polarized Gaussian beam are derived. The formulae of the kurtosis parameters of the TE term, the TM term, and the TM polarized Gaussian beam are also presented. The divergence angles and the kurtosis parameters are only determined by the f-parameter. Relations among the divergence angles and the kurtosis parameters of the TE term, the TM term, and the TM polarized Gaussian beam are presented, respectively. The influence of the f-parameter on the ratios of the powers of the TE and the TM terms to the power of the TM polarized Gaussian beam, the far-field divergence angles, and the kurtosis parameters are numerically analyzed.     

Structural polarization properties of vector Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vector angular spectrum representation of optical beam and the method of stationary phase, the analytical TE and TM terms of vector Gaussian beam have been presented in the far field. By using the local polarization matrix, the polarization properties of the TE and TM terms in the far field are investigated, and it is found that the degree of their polarization is only determined by the spatial location. When the source is completely polarized, the TE and TM terms are both completely polarized in the far field. When the source is completely unpolarized, the TE and TM terms in the far field are partially polarized. The whole beam is also partially polarized except on the propagating axis. Moreover, the degrees of polarization of TE and TM terms are both larger than that of the whole beam.[第一段]     

Analytically vectorial structure of an apertured Laguerre-Gaussian beam in the far-field

Based on the angular spectrum representation of an arbitrary electromagnetic beam and the method of stationary phase, an analytically vectorial structure of an apertured Laguerre-Gaussian beam in the far-field has been derived without any approximation. The analytical expressions of the energy flux of the TE term, the TM term, and the apertured Laguerre-Gaussian beam are also presented in the far-field, respectively. The energy flux distributions of the TE term, the TM term, and the apertured Laguerre-Gaussian beam are numerically demonstrated in the far-field reference plane. The influences of the f-parameter, the truncation parameter, the radial and angular mode numbers, and the dependent relation of angle on the energy flux distributions in the far-field of the TE term, the TM term, and the apertured Laguerre-Gaussian beam are also discussed in detail.     

任意偏振态光束全反射时的侧向和横向位移

光束在电介质界面发生全反射时,实际反射光束会在入射面内相对于几何反射光束产生一侧向位移,在垂直于入射面的方向产生一横向位移。利用改进的能流法研究了任意偏振态光束发生全反射时的侧向和横向位移特性。研究表明,侧向位移的大小与入射光束的两组成部分———TE和TM偏振光的相位差无关,而与两组分的光强比密切相关,且该位移可以表示为TE和TM偏振光束各自的位移按光强的加权平均。横向位移的大小不仅与入射光束两组分的光强比相关,还与组分的相位差密切相关。另外,反射光束不仅在椭圆偏振态入射的情况下会产生横向位移,而且在TE和TM偏振态之外的其他线偏振态入射时,也会产生横向位移。     

涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束的远场矢量结构特征

利用矢量角谱法和稳相法,研究了涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束的远场矢量结构特征,导出了横电项(TE项)和横磁项(TM项)远场电磁场和相应能流的解析表达式。通过相应的数值计算,分析了拓扑电荷数对涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束及其矢量结构项远场能流分布的影响。TE项由位于竖直方向的2瓣或3瓣组成,TM项可由TE项旋转90得到。涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束在拓扑电荷数小时内部中空,外部亮环均匀分布。增大拓扑电荷数,涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束外部亮环上的能流呈起伏分布,内部变化相对复杂。涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束及其矢量结构项的光斑尺寸随拓扑电荷数的增大而增大,但会饱和。研究显示,涡旋洛伦兹-高斯光束在实际应用时拓扑电荷数不宜过大。     

Vectorial structure of Hermite–Laguerre–Gaussian beam in the far field

Starting from Maxwell's equations, a Hermite–Laguerre–Gaussian (HLG) beam is decomposed into the TE and TM terms by using the vector angular spectrum representation. By means of the method of stationary phase, the analytical TE and TM terms are presented in the far field. The energy flux distributions of the TE and TM terms are also investigated and depicted in the far field. The influences of the additional angle parameter and Gaussian waist width on the vectorial structure and energy flux pattern of HLG beam are also investigated. This research reveals the internal vectorial structure of HLG beam and may provide a new approach to the manipulation of laser beams.     

Effects of a rectangular aperture on the vectorial structure of a Gaussian beam in the far-field regime

With the help of the angular spectrum representation and the Gaussian function expansions of the hard-edge aperture function, the vectorial structure of a linearly polarized Gaussian beam (GB) diffracted by a rectangular aperture is analyzed in detail. It is found that the sizes of the energy flux density spots and the energy fluxes of the TE and TM terms depend on the aperture configuration and the polarization direction of the incident GB. The far fields may have smaller spots and larger energy fluxes for a GB diffracted by a rectangular aperture compared to that by a square aperture with the same beam intensity. And another potential application in information encoding and transmission for free-space communications is also proposed in addition to re-focusing to enhance the optical storage density. This encoding scheme has the benefit of easy implementation without modulating any properties of the light source.     

Analytical vectorial structure of Laguerre-Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vector angular spectrum of the electromagnetic beam and the method of stationary phase, the analytical vectorial structure of the Laguerre-Gaussian beam has been presented in the far field. According to the analytical electromagnetic representations of the TE and TM terms, the energy flux distributions of the TE term, the TM term, and the whole beam are investigated in the far field, respectively. The formulas obtained are applicable not only to the paraxial case, but also to the nonparaxial case. The physical pictures of Laguerre-Gaussian beams are well illustrated from the vectorial structure, which may provide a new approach to manipulate laser beams.     

Analytic vectorial structure of circular flattened Gaussian beams

By means of the method of vector angular spectrum representation and the mathematical techniques, the analytically vectorial structure of the circular flattened Gaussian beam (CFGB) is derived without any approximation, which can be applicable to an arbitrary observation plane. In the far-field, the analytical formulae of the TE and the TM terms are further simplified using the method of stationary phase. The analytical expressions of the energy flux for the TE term, the TM term, and the CFGB are also presented. The energy flux distributions of the TE term, the TM term, and the CFGB are demonstrated in different reference planes, and the evolvement of the patterns of the TE term, the TM term, and the CFGB upon propagation are graphically illustrated.     

Far-field properties of electromagnetic elliptical Gaussian vortex beams

The explicit far-field expressions for the TE and TM terms and energy flux distributions of electromagnetic elliptical Gaussian vortex beams are derived and their far-field properties including the phase singularities and energy flux distributions of the TE and TM terms and whole beam are studied in detail. It is shown that there exist two edge dislocations. The number and position of edge dislocations and energy flux distributions are dependent on the amplitude ratio and waist width ratio of electromagnetic elliptical Gaussian vortex beams. The analytical results are illustrated numerically.     

Vectorial structure of the far field of an elegant Hermite–Gaussian beam

Based on the vector angular spectrum method and the method of stationary phase, an analytical expression for the vectorial structure of the far field of an elegant Hermite–Gaussian beam is derived. The analytical formulae of the energy flux distributions of the TE term, the TM term, and the whole beam are presented in the far field. Analytical expressions for the ratios of the powers of the TE and TM terms to those of the elegant Hermite–Gaussian beam are obtained without any approximation. The physical pictures of the far field of an elegant Hermite–Gaussian beam are demonstrated and compared with those of the far field of the corresponding standard Hermite–Gaussian beam. This research reveals the internal vectorial structure of the far field of an elegant Hermite–Gaussian beam from an alternative viewpoint.