平顶高斯光束经含失调圆孔光阑的失调光学系统的传输特性

为分析平顶高斯光束通过光学系统传输时圆孔光阑失调和光学元件失调对平顶高斯光束传输特性的影响,利用失调圆孔光阑的近似展开式和适用于失调光学系统的广义衍射公式,得出了平顶高斯光束经含失调圆孔光阑的失调光学系统传输的近似解析式,给出了输出光束场分布与光束参量、光阑孔径尺寸、光阑和光学元件失调量等的定量关系.针对特定光学系统定量分析了各失调量对输出光束场分布的影响,结果表明各元件失调都对输出光束强度分布产生较大影响.但在各失调量较小的情况下,透镜失调对输出光束传输特性的影响比光阑失调对输出光束传输特性的影响更明显.     

平顶高斯光束经含失调圆孔光阑的失调光学系统的传输特性

为分析平顶高斯光束通过光学系统传输时圆孔光阑失调和光学元件失调对平顶高斯光束传输特性的影响,利用失调圆孔光阑的近似展开式和适用于失调光学系统的广义衍射公式,得出了平顶高斯光束经含失调圆孔光阑的失调光学系统传输的近似解析式,给出了输出光束场分布与光束参量、光阑孔径尺寸、光阑和光学元件失调量等的定量关系.针对特定光学系统定量分析了各失调量对输出光束场分布的影响,结果表明各元件失调都对输出光束强度分布产生较大影响.但在各失调量较小的情况下,透镜失调对输出光束传输特性的影响比光阑失调对输出光束传输特性的影响更明显.     

非傍轴高斯光束通过方环硬边光阑的传输特性研究

利用矢量Rayleigh积分公式研究了非傍轴高斯光束通过方环硬边光阑的传输,得到了衍射场分布的解析表达式.和傍轴传输相比较,该结果具有更广泛的适用性.以桶中功率为光束质量评价函数,讨论了遮拦比、截断参数对远场光束质量的影响.结果表明,环形光阑的尺寸决定着非傍轴光束远场能量分布的集中程度,截断参数和遮拦比的增大都会导致非傍轴高斯光束衍射效应增强,从而远场能量发散.     

高斯光束通过含失调窄缝光阑的失调光学系统的传输特性

 利用硬边窄缝光阑的近似展开式和适用于失调光学系统的广义衍射公式,得出了高斯光束经含失调窄缝光阑的失调光学系统传输的近似解析式。模拟结果表明输出光束场分布与光束参量、光阑尺寸、ABCD矩阵元、光阑失调量和光学系统失调量有关。针对给定的光学系统和高斯光束定量分析了各失调量对输出光束场分布的影响,结果表明:光阑横向位移、光学系统横向位移和角位移均引起垂直于z轴截面内明显的光强非轴对称分布。当光阑半宽度为1 mm时,光阑的衍射作用使腰斑半径为0.5 mm的高斯光束产生-1.586π～1.465π范围的相对相移,且光阑横向位移、光学系统横向位移和角位移均引起焦平面前后相对相移的迅速变化。随光阑宽度变小,各失调量对输出光束特性的影响越明显。     

经光阑衍射的高阶贝塞耳光束位相奇点演化特性

推导出了高阶贝塞耳光束通过有光阑近轴ABCD光学系统传输的解析公式,用以研究了高阶贝塞耳光束被光阑衍射位相奇点的演化特性.结果表明:高阶贝塞耳光束经光阑系统衍射后,中心光涡旋始终存在,拓扑电荷守恒,但涡旋核大小会随光阑半径、传输距离和光束阶数而变化;随光阑半径和传输距离变化,圆刃型位错会消失或产生.     

经光阑衍射的高阶贝塞耳光束位相奇点演化特性

推导出了高阶贝塞耳光束通过有光阑近轴ABCD光学系统传输的解析公式,用以研究了高阶贝塞耳光束被光阑衍射位相奇点的演化特性.结果表明:高阶贝塞耳光束经光阑系统衍射后,中心光涡旋始终存在,拓扑电荷守恒,但涡旋核大小会随光阑半径、传输距离和光束阶数而变化;随光阑半径和传输距离变化,圆刃型位错会消失或产生.     

拉盖尔-高斯光束傍轴度的变化

以拉盖尔-高斯(L-G)光束为例,详细研究了单色光束傍轴度的变化.结果表明,模指数、相对束腰宽度等光束参数的变化,通过近轴ABCD光学系统的传输,以及光阑衍射都会引起光束傍轴度的变化.但是,在自由空间中传输时,光束的傍轴度不变.对上述结果以数值计算例加以说明,并用光束傍轴度与远场发散角间的联系做了物理解释. 关键词： 傍轴度 远场发散角 拉盖尔-高斯光束     

截断非傍轴标量高斯光束的传输特性

基于精确光强定义下非傍轴标量光束的二阶矩理论,计算了不同束腰及光阑孔径条件下截断非傍轴标量高斯光束的束腰半径、远场发散角以及质量因子等光束传输特性,并将截断非傍轴标量高斯光束与自由高斯光束和平面波圆孔衍射光束进行了比较.数值计算表明截断参量的不同对截断高斯光束的传输特性影响很大.当R2ω0时,截断高斯光束与高斯光束在自由空间传输特性趋于一致,因此在精确光强定义下,对于非傍轴标量光束来说,当光阑孔径大于2倍束腰时,可以不考虑光阑对高斯光束的衍射作用.当R0.3ω0时,截断高斯光束传输特性趋于平面波通过圆孔的衍射曲线.因此,在这种情况下,可以将高斯光束作为平面波处理.只有当光阑孔径介于0.3倍束腰和2倍束腰之间时,需要同时考虑光阑孔径和高斯束腰对衍射的影响.     

非傍轴矢量高斯光束的圆屏衍射

利用矢量瑞利衍射积分公式，推导出非傍轴矢量高斯光束圆屏衍射的解析表示式.非傍轴矢量高斯光束圆屏衍射的轴上场分布、远场表示式、自由空间中的传输公式，以及傍轴近似下高斯光束圆屏衍射的菲涅耳和夫琅禾费衍射公式可以作为一般公式的特例统一处理.数 值计算和比较实例说明了非傍轴矢量高斯光束的光强分布和远场特性.分析表明，在圆屏衍 射中，f参数和截断参数决定光束的非傍轴行为. 关键词： 传输光学 非傍轴矢量高斯光束 圆屏衍射 矢量瑞利衍射积分公式     

部分相干洛伦兹-高斯光束在湍流大气中的峭度参数

基于广义惠更斯-菲涅耳衍射积分公式和洛伦兹函数的厄米-高斯展开,导出了部分相干洛伦兹-高斯光束在湍流大气中经傍轴ABCD光学系统的峭度参数的解析表达式,对该峭度参数进行了数值计算。结果表明:空间相干长度和结构常数对峭度参数的影响与部分相干洛伦兹-高斯光束本身的光束参数有关;当空间相干长度小于光束参数时,其影响显著;当洛伦兹部分的光束参数较大或高斯部分的光束参数较小时,结构常数的影响较明显且随传输距离的增大而增强。     

Propagation of a hollow Gaussian beam through a paraxial misaligned optical system

Based on the generalized diffraction integral formula for treating the propagation of a laser beam through a paraxial misaligned optical system in the cylindrical coordinate system, we obtain an analytical formula for a hollow Gaussian beam passing through a paraxial misaligned optical system. Furthermore, we also obtain the approximate analytical formula for a hollow Gaussian beam passing through a paraxial circularly apertured misaligned optical system by expanding the hard aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. As a numerical example, the propagation properties a hollow Gaussian beam through a misaligned thin lens are studied numerically.     

Analytical formula for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through a misaligned paraxial ABCD optical system

Based on the generalized diffraction integral formula for treating the propagation of a laser beam through a misaligned paraxial ABCD optical system in the cylindrical coordinate system, analytical formula for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through such optical system is derived. Furthermore, an approximate analytical formula is derived for a circular flattened Gaussian beam propagating through an apertured misaligned ABCD optical system by expanding the hard aperture function as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions. Numerical examples are given.     

Propagation of a Lorentz-Gauss beam through a misaligned optical system

Based on the generalized integral formula and the convolution theorem of the Fourier transform, an analytical propagation formula of a Lorentz-Gauss beam passing through a misaligned paraxial optical system is derived. As numerical examples, the propagation properties of a Lorentz-Gauss beam through a misaligned thin lens with the lateral displacement and the angle displacement are graphically illustrated, respectively. The influences of the lateral displacement and the angle displacement of the misaligned thin lens on the normalized light intensity and the phase distributions are also examined, respectively.     

Nonparaxial propagation of a vectorial apertured off-axis Lorentz beam

Based on the vectorial Rayleigh--Sommerfeld integral formula and the complex Gaussian expansion of the hard-edge aperture function, an analytical propagation expression for a nonparaxial vectorial off-axis Lorentz beam passing through a rectangular aperture is derived. The unapertured case, the far field expression and the scalar paraxial result are also presented as special cases of the general formulae, respectively. Some numerical examples are also given to show the propagation characteristics of a nonparaxial vectorial off-axis Lorentz beam through a rectangular aperture. It is indicated that the f parameter, the off-axis displacement and the truncation parameter all play an important role in determining nonparaxial propagation behaviour.     

Paraxial propagation of a partially coherent flattened Gaussian beam through apertured ABCD optical systems

By expanding the hard aperture function into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, some approximate analytical formulae for the cross-spectral density of a partially coherent flattened Gaussian beam (FGB) propagating through apertured aligned and misaligned ABCD optical systems are derived based on the generalized Collins formula. The results obtained by using the approximate analytical formula are in good agreement with those obtained by using the numerical integral calculation. As a numerical example, the focusing properties (including average irradiance distribution and focal shift) of a partially coherent FGB focused by an apertured thin lens are studied, and it is found that the focusing properties of a partially coherent FGB are closely related to its initial coherence and the aperture width. Our results provide an effective and fast way for studying the paraxial propagation of a partially coherent FGB through apertured ABCD optical systems.     

The elliptical elegant Laguerre–Gaussian beam and its propagation through aligned and misaligned paraxial optical systems

A new kind of laser beam called the elliptical elegant Laguerre–Gaussian beam (EELGB) is defined by using tensor method. By using the generalized diffraction integral formulas for light beam passing through paraxial optical system, the analytical propagation formulas for EELGB passing through paraxial aligned and misaligned optical systems are obtained through vector integration. As examples of applications, the propagation properties of EELGBs in free space propagation and through a misaligned thin lens are studied.     

Propagation of generalized Mathieu–Gauss beams through paraxial misaligned optical systems

Based on the generalized diffraction integral, we derive an analytical formula for generalized Mathieu–Gauss beams (gMGBs) passing through an apertured misaligned optical system. Furthermore, we use the fact that a hard aperture function can be expanded into a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions to establish an approximate propagation equation of gMGBs through paraxial circularly apertured optical system. As an example, the propagation of ordinary and modified zeroth order MGBs through a misaligned thin lens is studied numerically.     

Analytical formulas for a circular or non-circular flat-topped beam propagating through an apertured paraxial optical system

Propagation of a flat-topped beam of circular or non-circular (rectangular or elliptical) symmetry through an apertured optical system is investigated. By expanding the hard aperture function as a finite sum of complex Gaussian functions, some approximate analytical propagation formulas are derived for a flat-topped beam of circular or non-circular (rectangular or elliptical) symmetry propagating through an apertured paraxial general astigmatic (GA) optical system or an apertured paraxial misaligned stigmatic (ST) optical system. The derived formulas are very fast to compute. The results obtained by using the approximate analytical expressions are in a good agreement with those obtained by direct numerical integration. The present analytical formulas provide a convenient and effective way for studying the propagation and transformation of a circular or non-circular flat-topped beam through an apertured general optical system.     

Shaping the beam profile of a partially coherent beam by a phase aperture

By use of a tensor method, an analytical formula for a partially coherent Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beam truncated by a circular phase aperture propagating through a paraxial ABCD optical system is derived. The propagation properties of a GSM beam truncated by a circular phase aperture in free space are studied numerically. It is found that the circular phase aperture can be used to shape the beam profile of a GSM beam and generate partially coherent dark hollow or flat-topped beam, which is useful in many applications, e.g., optical trapping, free-space optical communication, and material thermal processing. The propagation factor of a GSM beam truncated by a circular phase aperture is also analyzed.