交叉相位引致艾里-厄米-高斯光束在单轴晶体传输时光斑连续转动

按照单轴晶体光束传输理论,求得了具有交叉相位艾里-厄米-高斯光束(AiHGB)在单轴晶体中传输时的解析表达式.数值模拟计算结果表明,具有初始交叉相位的AiHGB在晶体中传输时仍是线偏振的,但不一定是传输不变的.具体地讲,有赖于交叉相位系数、光束参数及晶体材料参数,初始交叉相位会引起AiHGB光斑连续转动,在从近场到远场的整个传输过程中总的转动角是90°.并且交叉相位系数足够大时,AiHGB光斑只有纯转动;而交叉相位系数适当小时,AiHGB光斑除了取向转动还有光斑形状变化.这些结果表明通过恰当选择晶体材料(即折射率)和附加交叉相位因子的系数,可以精准调控光束花样形状的取向与结构,也可用于确定晶体材料折射率或测定交叉相位因子的系数.     

部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性

研究了部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性,偏振保持度作为衡量偏振传输效果的一个重要参数.结果表明:部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输足够远时,其偏振度会变回到初始值;而在自由空间中传输,光束的偏振度会保持在某一个特定值;在湍流大气中,当光束传输距离不是很远时,光束对称轴上的偏振度分布为Airy函数,但是当传输足够远时,该偏振度分布逐渐趋向于类高斯状;光束的束腰半径越大,相干长度越长,越有利于光束传输后偏振的保持;存在一个指数截断因子,使得光束的偏振保持度很差.这些结论对于Airy光束在通信领域中的应用具有重要的意义.     

平顶高斯光束在单轴晶体中的传输

基于光束在各向异性单轴介质中的近轴矢量传输理论，对平顶高斯光束在单轴晶体中的传输 作了研究，得到了解析的传输公式. 利用该传输公式可用一种简单的方法研究平顶高斯光束 在单轴晶体中的传输. 研究结果表明，由于晶体的各向异性特性使平顶高斯光束初始的圆对 称性在传输过程中不能保持，并且其偏振状态也随传输而变化. 用数值计算例对晶体内源于 入射平顶高斯光束的寻常光和非常光的场分布以及x和y方向的偏振分量在空间中的演化都作 了详细说明. 关键词： 平顶高斯光束 单轴晶体 各向异性 近轴矢量理论 传输公式     

艾里光束通过负折射率介质的传输特性

为了研究艾里光束(Airy beams)通过负折射率介质中的传输特性,利用ABCD矩阵光学理论推导出了Airy光束通过负折射率介质的传输解析表达式.利用该解析表达式得到了Airy光束通过负折射率介质的传输特性.计算结果表明,Airy光束通过负折射率介质后的自加速和光强都可以通过负折射率介质的工作频率调控.Airy光束通过负折射率介质的横向偏转系数随传输距离z的增大而加速偏转;同时当传输距离z相同而负折射率介质的工作频率不同时,偏转系数也不相同.Airy光束的强度和偏转度都可以通过负折射率介质的工作频率调控.结果显示可以利用负折射率介质的工作频率方便有效地调控Airy光束,研究结果在光学器件设计和医学科学中都有潜在的应用价值.     

傍轴光束在单轴晶体中传输的矢量性质

研究了垂直光轴入射的傍轴光束在单轴晶体中传输的矢量性质.通过角谱的方法得到了寻常光（o光）和非常光（e光）在晶体中传输的严格解，并得到了傍轴近似下的矢量传输模型.利用这一模型，分析得到了垂直光轴偏振的入射光束在晶体中只激发o光，而平行光轴偏振的入射光束在晶体中同时激发e光和二阶小量的o光. 关键词： 傍轴传输 单轴晶体 矢量效应     

部分相干Airy光束在大气湍流中的光强演化

为了利用Airy光束的无衍射、自恢复和自弯曲特性抑制大气湍流效应,实现远距离无线光通信,对部分相Airy光束在大气湍流中传输时的光强演化进行了研究.利用高斯-谢尔模型的交叉谱密度函数、广义惠更斯-菲涅尔原理以及Rytov相位近似法,推导了部分相干Airy在湍流大气中平均光强的表达式.分别从传播距离、湍流强度等方面对光强分布的影响进行了模拟仿真,并对光束自身参数对光强分布的影响进行了相关实验验证.结果表明:随着传播距离的增加,部分相干Airy光束的旁瓣逐渐衰减,主瓣逐渐扩散;在传播足够远时,其旁瓣逐渐消失,主瓣逐渐演化为高斯分布.仿真和实验结果一致表明光束的截断因子越小、特征长度和相干长度越长,光束的光强分布保持越完整.     

Airy光束在Kerr介质中的传输特性

通过对非线性薛定谔方程的研究,得出Airy光束在Kerr介质中的崩塌功率及有效束宽演化的解析表达式。经过数值计算发现,Airy光束在聚焦的Kerr介质中,其主瓣在开始传播时始终是会聚的;当输入功率小于临界崩塌功率时,Airy光束主瓣的中心部分出现局部崩塌。在不同的Kerr介质中, Airy光束的形状和传输轨道均能保持不变,如同在自由空间中传播,但光场大小的分布,随着不同的Kerr介质会发生改变:在Kerr的聚焦介质中,光场向中心聚焦;而在散焦的Kerr介质中,光场会发散。     

光在光轴取向任意条件下的晶体表面透射率

为了分析一束光在晶体表面的能量损失以及两束折射光的能量比,给出了一种求解反射率和透射率的方法。讨论了光从各向同性介质入射到单轴晶体表面时的折射和反射,注意到了e光线与e光波方向的不同,e光折射率与e光波法线折射率的不同,得出了在界面处应该满足的边界方程。在晶体光轴取向任意的条件下,给出了表明各光束间能量关系的折射率和反射率的理论表达式,为晶体器件特性的研究提供了有力的理论工具。数值模拟表明:得到的结果满足能量守恒;反射到各向同性介质中的光的电场(或磁场)与原入射光的电场(或磁场)不再平行;光轴的取向和入射角的大小对折射的o光、e光的能量比有很大的影响。     

完美涡旋光束在大气湍流中的斜程传输特性

完美涡旋（POV）光束具有光束半径与拓扑荷数无关的特点,与其他涡旋光束相比具有更加稳定的空间强度分布特性。利用多相位屏法和傅里叶变换法,分析了POV光束在大气湍流中的斜程传输特性。采用光束漂移和孔径平均闪烁指数作为大气湍流影响光束质量的评价参数,对比了POV光束与高斯涡旋光束在相同传输条件下的光束质量。结果表明：相比于高斯涡旋光束,POV光束的光束稳定性更好。当拓扑荷数增大或天顶角减小时,POV光束抵抗大气湍流的能力增强。在不改变POV光束拓扑荷数的前提下增大其光束半径,也能提高POV光束对大气湍流的抵抗能力。     

具有双曲正割型折射率的线性和非线性介质中的光呼吸子

通过数值模拟研究具有横向双曲正割型折射率调制的线性和非线性介质中光的传输。结果显示光束在传输过程中有呼吸的特性,其呼吸周期可以通过折射率调制的深度和宽度加以改变。同时讨论具有不同初始相位的两相邻光束之间的相互作用。指出周期性在初始相位相同时出现,在初始相位相反时可以通过适当地选择光束间距形成束缚态。     

Propagation of an Airy vortex beam in uniaxial crystals

The propagation dynamics of an Airy beam superimposed with a unit topological charge optical vortex is investigated analytically and numerically in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis. Upon propagation, the Airy vortex beam is mainly dependent on the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index. Due to the anisotropic effect of the crystals, the acceleration of an Airy vortex beam in the transversal direction along the optical axis is more rapidly than that in the other transversal direction, which is alike to a conventional Airy beam but with twice the vortex acceleration velocity.     

Propagation of Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals

The propagation dynamics of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis has been investigated analytically and numerically. The propagation expression of the beams has been obtained. The propagation features of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams are shown with changes of the distribution factor and the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index. The correlations between the ratio and the maximum intensity value during the propagation, and its appearing distance have been investigated.     

Propagation of confluent hypergeometric beam through uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis

Based on the theory of paraxial electromagnetic beams in anisotropic medium, propagation properties of a linearly polarized confluent hypergeometric (HyG) beam through uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis are investigated. Analytical expressions are derived for the resultant optical field components. Effects of separate beam parameters together with the ratio of refractive indices of crystals on transversal intensity distributions are revealed by numerical calculations, respectively. It is shown that the beam profile finally converts into an elliptical shape due to influences of anisotropic crystals. Moreover, it is also indicated that through suitable selection of parameters, types of the optical vortices of resultant field would change from a central dark spot to a slight dark ring or an axial shadow during the propagation. These numerical results may provide alternative advantages to the trapping of tiny particles by utilizing HyG beams in practical experiments.     

Propagation properties of chirped Airy vortex beams with x-polarization through uniaxial crystals

The propagation dynamics of a chirped Airy vortex(CAiV) beam with x-polarization in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied analytically and numerically. The effect of the ratio of extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices, the chirp parameter, as well as the propagation distance is analyzed, which shows that the focused position of the CAi V beams can be controlled through changing the ratio of the extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices. In addition,with the propagation distance increasing, the asymmetry of the intensity and the angular momentum of the CAi V beam during propagation becomes much more visible. The variation of the chirp parameters can change the attenuation velocity of the vortex as well.     

Nonparaxial propagation of Hermite-Laguerre-Gaussian beams in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis

Analytical expressions for the three components of the nonparaxial propagation of a Hermite-Laguerre-Gaussian （HLG） beam in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis are derived. The intensity distribution of an HLG beam and its three components propagating in a uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis are demonstrated by numerical examples. Although the y and z components of an HLG beam in the incident plane are both equal to zero, they emerge upon propagation inside the uniaxial crystal. Moreover, the beam profile of the x component is relatively stable and the beam profiles of the y and z components have the same evolution law. If the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index is larger than unity, the beam profile of the HLG beam is elongated in the x direction and generally rotates clockwise. Otherwise, the beam profile of the HLG beam is elongated in the y direction and generally rotates anticlockwise. This research is beneficial to the optical trapping and nonlinear optics involved in the rotation of a beam profile.     

无衍射特殊光束的产生与三维表征

无衍射光束(如贝塞尔光束、艾里光束)因具有无衍射、自愈合的特性, 在很多领域都有广泛的应用. 本文提出使用纯相位型空间光调制器对光场的复振幅进行调控, 从而可以产生多种复杂模式的无衍射光束, 如强度可独立调控的多个零阶贝塞尔光束, 两个高阶贝塞尔光束干涉生成的花瓣状无衍射光束, 具有多个主瓣的加速光束等特殊的无衍射光束. 通过在待测焦场附近放置一个平面反射镜, 使其沿光轴快速扫描光场, 并由数字相机同步拍摄反射回来的一系列二维光场强度分布信息, 可实现对无衍射光束三维光场强度分布的快速测量和表征. 本实验方法和技术可以快速产生各种复杂的特殊光场并获得其精确的三维可视化重建效果, 在光学显微、光学俘获、光学微加工等领域有潜在的应用价值.     

Propagation dynamics of finite-energy Airy beams in nonlocal nonlinear media

We investigate periodic inversion and phase transition of normal and displaced finite-energy Airy beams propagating in nonlocal nonlinear media with the split-step Fourier method. Numerical simulation results show that parameters such as the degree of nonlocality and amplitude have profound effects on the intensity distribution of the period of an Airy beam. Nonlocal nonlinear media will reduce into a harmonic potential if the nonlocality is strong enough, which results in the beam fluctuating in an approximately cosine mode. The beam profile changes from an Airy profile to a Gaussian one at a critical point, and during propagation the process repeats to form an unusual oscillation. We also briefly discus the two-dimensional case, being equivalent to a product of two one-dimensional cases.     

Reflection and transmission of an Airy beam in a dielectric slab

The reflection and transmission of a finite-power Airy beam incident on a dielectric slab are investigated by an analytical method. Based on the plane-wave angular spectrum expansion and Fresnel approximation, the analytical expressions of the reflected field, internal field as well as transmitted field in each region are obtained. Through numerical simulations, the intensity distributions of the incident beam, reflected beam, internal beam as well as transmitted beam are presented at oblique incidence. Besides, we also compare the intensity distributions of the geometrical-optics beam field, the first order beam mode field and the actual beam field, which indicates that the contribution of each order beam mode field to the actual beam field is related to the refractive index of the dielectric slab. Meanwhile, the reflection characteristics of the Airy beams in the special cases of Brewster incidence and total reflection are investigated. Finally, the effects of the optical thickness and refractive index of the dielectric slab on the peak intensity distributions and beam shifts of the reflected and transmitted beams are also discussed in detail. The analytical and numerical results will be useful to analyze the propagation dynamics of Airy beam in the dielectric slab and provide some theoretical supports to the design of optical film.     

多艾里光束合成自聚焦光束的实验实现

多光束合成和单光束聚焦一直是提高激光束功率和功率密度的两个重要方法. 结合艾里光束在自由空间中沿弯曲路径传播的特性, 从数值模拟和实验两个方面, 研究了利用多个一维艾里光束合成自由空间自聚焦光束的方法, 并对所得到的模拟和实验结果进行了对比. 采用分步束传播法, 分别模拟了由四个和八个一维艾里光束合成的自聚焦光束在自由空间中的传播过程, 给出了自聚焦光束在传播过程中横向和纵向的光强分布和变化趋势. 采用计算全息和空间光调制器技术实验, 实现了多个一维艾里光束合成的自聚焦光束. 实验中分别测量了四个和八个一维艾里光束合成的自聚焦光束的横向光强分布. 实验结果和理论结果符合得较好. 另外, 为了进一步增大自聚焦光束的功率, 可以增加参与合成的一维艾里光束的数量. 同时, 自聚焦光束的焦距可以通过调整各个一维艾里光束的相对位置进行调节.     

Airy beam laser

A method to design lasers that emit an arbitrary beam profile is studied. In these lasers, output-coupling is performed by a diffraction grating that imposes a phase and amplitude distribution onto the diffracted light. A solid-state laser emitting beams with a two-dimensional Airy intensity profile is demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally. In this case, the diffraction grating adds a transverse cubic phase to the diffracted light. An Airy beam is obtained by performing optical Fourier transform of the out-coupled light. The laser beam profile and power characteristics are shown to agree with theory.