Model for an anomalous hollow beam and its paraxial propagation

A theoretical model is proposed to approximately describe an anomalous hollow beam of elliptical symmetry with an elliptical solid core, which was observed in experiment recently [Phys. Rev. Lett.94, 134802 (2005)]. Expressions for the propagation factor and effective beam spot size for the anomalous hollow beam are derived. Based on the Collins integral formula, an analytical propagation formula for the anomalous hollow beam passing through a paraxial ABCD optical system is derived. The propagation properties in free space are studied graphically.     

平顶光束K参数的解析传输方程

 从Li提出的平顶光束模型和Collins公式出发,推导出平顶光束通过近轴ABCD光学系统K参数的解析传输公式。平顶光束的K参数与光束阶数M、瑞利长度z_R和传输矩阵元A/B有关。另一方面,基于强度矩的传输方程,通过繁冗的积分,也推导出K参数的解析传输方程。大量数值计算结果证明二者所得结果相同。对平顶光束K参数的传输特性用数值计算例作了说明。     

Beam criteria for propagation of electromagnetic beams in the turbulent atmosphere

A recently introduced criterion [O. Korotkova, E. Wolf, Opt. Lett. 32 (2007) 2137] for testing whether a scalar beam preserves its beam-like shape after it propagates some distance through the turbulent atmosphere is generalized to the case of electromagnetic beam propagation. The generalized criterion applies to monochromatic as well as to stochastic electromagnetic beams. The analysis is illustrated by examples.     

Propagation of partially coherent partially phase-locked laser array in turbulent atmosphere

The mechanism for beam quality degradation in recently developed phase locking of high power solid state lasers, which is caused mainly by partially coherent property of element beam and partially phase locking of the laser array, is analyzed in detail. Analytical expression for propagation of partially coherent partially phase-locked laser array in turbulent atmosphere is obtained based on extended Huygens-Fresnel principle. The effect of coherence width, phase error and intensity of turbulence on the beam quality in the target-plane is studied in detail. The tolerance on phase error for laser array with different coherence property is analyzed. It is concluded that the laser array with better coherence is more sensitive to turbulence, and phase control can improve beam quality in the receiving plane only in the case when the element beam has good beam quality and propagates in weak turbulence.     

Polarization-induced reduction in scintillation of optical beams propagating in simulated turbulent atmospheric channels

It is experimentally demonstrated that the class of partially coherent, partially polarized optical beams can be efficiently used for reduction in scintillations on propagation through turbulent air. The experiment involving the electromagnetic beam generation and its interaction with turbulent air simulator is discussed in details. The collected data is in solid agreement with the recently published theoretical predictions.     

A stable complex Jacobi iterative solution of 3D semivectorial wide-angle beam propagation using the iterated Crank–Nicholson method

An extension of the recently proposed three-dimensional (3D) wide-angle (WA) beam propagation method (BPM) using complex Jacobi iteration (CJI) taken into account polarization effects is presented. The resulting iterative BPM is faster than BPMs based on the traditional direct matrix inversion for waveguides with unchanging refractive index profiles during propagation direction. However, for varying refractive index waveguides the iterative method suffered from the fact that the iteration count between two successive cross-sections increases dramatically during the propagation direction. To overcome this problem, we propose the utility of the iterated Crank–Nicholson method. At each propagation step, the propagation equation is divided in multiple stages by the iterated Crank–Nicholson method and then each stage is recast in terms of a Helmholtz equation with source term, which is solved effectively by the complex Jacobi iterative method. The resulting approach is stable and well-suited for large structures with long propagation paths.     

非傍轴矢量高斯光束的传输

运用非傍轴光束传输的矢量矩理论，对非傍轴矢量高斯光束的传输特性进行了系统的研究.结果表明，基于二阶矩定义的横向光束宽度在光束传播过程中满足简单的双曲线变化规律，并且给出了光束传输因子的解析表达式.就高度非傍轴情形，进一步给出了简洁的计算公式，在高斯光源线度趋向零的极限情形下，横向的最大发散角为90°.同时，还推广到了傍轴情形，得到了与原有傍轴公式稍有区别的结果，而且光束传输因子始终保持略大于1最后，对非傍轴矢量高斯光束和非傍轴标量高斯光束的传输进行了比较，结果显示对于线度在两个波长范围之内的高斯光源发散 关键词： 矢量高斯光束 光束传输 非傍轴 二阶矩     

Sensing of semi-rough targets embedded in atmospheric turbulence by means of stochastic electromagnetic beams

An active bistatic LIDAR system operating through atmospheric turbulence is considered. Illumination field is assumed to be an electromagnetic Gaussian-Schell model beam. Target surface is modeled as a combination of isotropic phase screen governed by Gaussian statistics, to account for its roughness, and a Gaussian lens to account for its size and radius of curvature. With the help of a recently developed tensor method for propagation of stochastic electromagnetic beams through ABCD systems and random media we examine the evolution of states of coherence and polarization of the beam. In the case of unresolved flat (planar) target we show that by comparing coherence and polarization properties of the illumination beam and of the return beam it is possible to predict the typical roughness of the target surface.     

洛伦兹光束的传输特性研究

运用光束传输的二阶矩理论,对洛伦兹光束的传输特性进行了研究,给出了束腰、横向发散角和光束传输因子的表达式.横向束腰仅取决于对应方向上的光束参数;而横向发散角和光束传输因子却取决于两横向上的光束参数.给出了光束传输因子随两横向光束参数的变化关系曲线.结果表明,两横向上的光束传输因子随两光束参数的变化规律是不相同的,而整体的光束传输因子随两光束参数的变化是前两者的综合体现;但在傍轴情形下,光束传输因子趋向于常数141,因此,对于相同束腰,其傍轴条件下的发散性为对应高斯光束的141倍.所以,洛伦兹光束适合用于描述某些发散程度较大的激光光源. 关键词： 洛伦兹光束 光束传输 二阶矩     

Decentered controllable elliptical dark-hollow beams

A new kind of laser beam, named a decentered controllable elliptical dark-hollow beam (DCEDHB), is defined by a tensor method. The propagation formula for a DCEDHB through an axially nonsymmetrical optical system is derived by vector integration. The derived propagation formula could be reduced to the formula for a controllable elliptical dark-hollow beam (CEDHB) and a controllable dark-hollow beam (CDHB) under certain conditions. As an application example of the derived formula, the propagation characteristics of a DCEDHB in free space are calculated and discussed. As another example we study the propagation properties of coherent and incoherent beam combinations with radial array for DCEDHB.     

Definition and measurement of the beam propagation factor M2 for chromatic laser beams

The concept of the beam propagation factor M2 is extended for chromatic laser beams. The definition of the beam propagation factor can be generalized with the weighted effective wavelength. Using the new definition of factor M2, the propagation of chromatic beams can be analyzed by the beam propagation factor M2 as same as that of monochromatic beams. A simple method to measure the chromatic beam factor M2 is demonstrated. The chromatic factor M2 is found invariable while the laser beam propagates through the dispersion-free ABCD system.     

Propagation characteristics of TM Gaussian beam

The propagation characteristics of TM polarized Gaussian beam, which is the rigorous solution of an eigenfunction problem for a confocal resonator, have been investigated using the nonparaxial vectorial moment theory of light beam propagation. The analytical expressions of the beam propagation factors are given by means of Fourier transform. Both the transversal second-order moment beam widths follow a simple hyperbolic variational law. For nonparaxial case, however, beam has different propagating features in the two transversal directions. As to paraxial case, its propagation approximately reduces to that of scalar Gaussian beam TEM₀₀ mode.     

Propagation of a twisted anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model beam beyond the paraxial approximation

With the help of a tensor method, an analytical nonparaxial propagation formula for a twisted anisotropic Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beam in free space is derived based on the generalized Raleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral. The far-field nonparaxial propagation expression for a twisted anisotropic GSM beam is also derived. The paraxial approximation is dealt with as a special case of our general result. Our numerical results show that the nonparaxial propagation properties of a twisted anisotropic GSM beam are closely related to the initial beam parameters (i.e., twist factor, transverse spot width matrix, coherence width matrix and wavelength) and the propagation distance. Our formulae provide a convenient and powerful way for studying the paraxial and nonparaxial propagation of an isotropic or anisotropic GSM beam with or without twist phase in free space.     

A Novel Three-Dimensional Wide-Angle Beam Propagation Method Based on Split-Step Fast Fourier Transform

A novel three-dimensional wide-angle beam propagation method based on the split-step fast Fourier transform is developed. The formulation is based on the three-dimensional Helmholtz wave equation. Each propagation step is performed by utilizing both the FFT and split-step scheme. The solution of Helmholtz wave equation does not make the slowly varying envelope and one-way propagation approximations. To validate the efficiency and accuracy, numerical results for a propagation beam in a tilted step-index optical waveguide are compared with other beam propagation algorithms.     

扭曲光束的产生及表征

对于光斑主轴在传输过程中不停变化的扭曲光束,采用光斑主轴方向上的光束传输比对光束质量等特性进行表征和描述并不全面。针对扭曲高斯光束,在光束传输矩阵的理论计算的基础上,研究了通过双柱透镜产生扭曲光束的方法;推导得到了光束在交叉方向上光束传输比的表达式,并定义了一个新的物理量-光束的扭曲系数;分别采用光束传输矩阵和数值模拟,得到了不同柱透镜之间夹角和间距下的扭曲系数,通过光束传输比和扭曲系数共同对扭曲光束进行表征。结果表明,相比于单纯的光束传输比,两者的组合能够更好地对扭曲光束进行表征。通过实验对理论和仿真结果进行了验证,理论结果和实验结果相符。     

Airy pulse—A new member of family of localized waves

By making use of the recently found expression for finite-energy 2-dimensional paraxial Airy beam, three types of ultrashort Airy pulses have been derived and numerically simulated. They differ in frequency dependences of their parameters and exhibit different spatial profiles and propagation features. Some startling properties of the pulses and their physical nature are discussed.     

横向可分原子激光的传输

本文在含时量子系统传播子的ABCD形式理论的基础上．进一步讨论原子激光这种品质因子不守恒系统的传输。利用准连续的原子激光在传输过程中所满足薛定谔方程．并引入某一方向的束宽、发散角、曲率半径和品质因子等光束传输参量来表征横向势能满足x和y分量相互独立的原子激光的传输。如果某一方向上品质因子也守恒,就可以通过解析不同过程品质因子守恒的充要方程,找到原子激光在各过程中ABCD形式的传播子。本文讨论原子激光在从玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚体(BEC)中穿出过程。在磁化捕获器打开情况下的传输,以及在自由空间的传输这三个满足横向势能可分且各横向品质因子守恒条件的过程中ABCD形式的传播子。本文还将所运用的方法和所得结果与Yann等人的方法和结果进行了比较。     

Propagation of elliptical Gaussian beam passing through apertured paraxial optical systems

The propagation of elliptical Gaussian beam passing through paraxial optical systems with aperture is investigated analytically by using tensor method. The approximate formula for propagation of elliptical Gaussian beam through hard apertured optical systems is derived based on the fact that the circ function can be expanded into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. The derived formula provides a convenient tool for treating the propagation and transformation of elliptical Gaussian beam through apertured optical systems. As an application example, the propagation properties of elliptical Gaussian beam through apertured fractional Fourier systems are discussed.     

光束质量标准中传输方程的研究

 讨论了传输方程在ISO光束质量标准中的重要性，给出了光束传输方程的一种证明方法，在近轴条件下，非高斯光束都满足传输方程，这为选用理想高斯光束作为光束质量的度量基准奠定了基础。     

部分相干涡旋光束传输中的光斑分析

在近轴光束近似条件下,采用交叉谱密度传输公式推导了 部分相干涡旋光束传输一段距离后观测平面上交叉谱密度矩阵元的解析表达式, 在此基础上对观测平面上的光强分布进行了分析.研究表明, 和完全相干涡旋光束不同,部分相干涡旋光束传输后光斑中心点的光强会逐渐凸现出来, 随着传输距离的增加,观测平面上的光强会逐渐演变为类似高斯型分布的特性. 这种演变规律与源平面上光源的拓扑电荷数和相干长度有关, 在其他参数不变的情况下,拓扑电荷数越小,相干长度越短, 演变为高斯型光斑的速度越快.最后针对一阶部分相干高斯涡旋光束, 通过观测平面上光强极值研究,对光斑随传输距离演变的过程进行了详细的分析, 在理论上对这种演变规律给出了严格的证明.