Generalization and propagation of spiraling Bessel beams with a helical axicon

A generalized type of spiral Bessel beam has been demonstrated by using a spatially displaced helical axicon (HA).The topological charge of the spiraling Bessel beams is determined by the order of the input Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam and the topological charge of the HA.The obtained spiraling Bessel beams have an LG type of modulation along their propagation direction and exhibit annihilation-reconstruction properties.Theoretical analysis is presented,including that of the stability,propagation distance,topological charge,and spiraling dynamic characteristics.The mathematical and numerical results show that the propagation distance and helical revolution of the spiraling Bessel beams can be controlled through choosing appropriate radius of the HA.     

Generalization and propagation of spiraling Bessel beams with a helical axicon

A generalized type of spiral Bessel beam has been demonstrated by using a spatially displaced helical axicon (HA). The topological charge of the spiraling Bessel beams is determined by the order of the input Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam and the topological charge of the HA. The obtained spiraling Bessel beams have an LG type of modulation along their propagation direction and exhibit annihilation-reconstruction properties. Theoretical analysis is presented, including that of the stability, propagation distance, topological charge, and spiraling dynamic characteristics. The mathematical and numerical results show that the propagation distance and helical revolution of the spiraling Bessel beams can be controlled through choosing appropriate radius of the HA.     

用三光束干涉模型解释锥镜产生类贝塞尔光束

对高斯光束通过锥镜产生类似贝塞尔光束的环形光束进行了理论分析及实验研究.数值模拟过程中,基于相干光干涉理论,考虑到实际情况中锥尖不尖带来的影响,建立了三光束干涉的数学模型.模拟得到的光场分布与实验结果及基于菲涅尔衍射积分理论或空间光谱理论得到的零阶贝塞尔光束很接近.这种光场具有非衍射特性,可应用于新型光镊研究.     

Bessel beam spatially truncated

We present a study of spiral structures generated by superposition of a truncated Bessel beam and a plane wave. One of the main characteristics of spiral structures is that the shape of spiral beams remains unchanged upon propagation. The results of experimental observations using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer are compared with the numerically calculated intensity distribution. We show that when spiral beams are disturbed by a nontransparent obstacle, the amplitude of the transmitted field is distorted at nearby distances behind that obstacle, but during free-propagation, it regenerates to its initial form.     

轴棱锥对无衍射光束的线聚焦特性

基于汉克尔波理论和衍射积分理论详细分析了轴棱锥对无衍射光束的线聚焦特性, 提出了一种产生周期性局域空心光束的新方法, 即无衍射贝塞尔光束经过轴棱锥聚焦后产生具有塔尔博特效应的局域空心光束. 数值模拟了无衍射贝塞尔光束照射轴棱锥后, 沿传输距离变化的光强分布及一个周期内光强的演变和局域空心光束的形成过程. 设计实验系统, 由He-Ne激光经过一套光学系统后透过轴棱锥, 产生近似无衍射贝塞尔光束, 再由第二个轴棱锥对产生的无衍射贝塞尔光束进行线聚焦, 在第二个轴棱锥后面由显微镜观测到周期性局域空心光束, 并用CCD照相机拍摄了两个周期内的光斑图, 实验结果和理论分析相符合. 研究结果可用于多层面微粒的操控, 对周期性局域空心光束在光学微操控领域的应用具有重要的指导意义. 关键词： 贝塞尔光束 轴棱锥 线聚焦 局域空心光束     

Second-harmonic generation by elliptic Bessel light beams in periodically polarized nonlinear crystals

The features of the frequency doubling of elliptic Bessel light beams under quasi-synchronous interaction in periodically polarized nonlinear crystals have been investigated. The overlap integrals describing the efficiency of second-harmonic generation by elliptic Bessel light beams have been investigated numerically. Reported at the Vth International Scientific-Technical Conference on Quantum Electronics, November 22–25, 2004, Minsk, Belarus. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 72, No. 6, pp. 752–755, November–December, 2005.     

Transverse and longitudinal phase-matching in third harmonic generation induced by the Bessel beams

Influence of transverse and longitudinal phase matching on the spectral and intensity properties of third harmonic generation induced by the Bessel pump beams has been investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Transverse phase matching, revealing itself as a ring pattern in the third harmonic intensity angular spectrum was demonstrated in both the normally and anomalously dispersive media. The conditions were found for the optimization of this conical third harmonic signal.     

Comparison of SRS thresholds under pumping by Gaussian and Bessel beams

In the paraxial approximation, it has been shown that the quasi-stationary SRS amplification coefficient in the near-threshold region is determined by the product of the pump intensity in the beam center and the overlap integral of the transverse structure of the pump and the Stokes component. Expressions for the overlap integral and the scattering powers have been obtained and analyzed for the following cases: the pump and the Stokes field are Gaussian beams; the pump and the Stokes field are Bessel beams; the pump is a Bessel beam and the Stokes field is an axial Gaussian beam. Relations between the SRS excitation thresholds in different cases have been found.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 71, No. 6, pp. 778–787, November–December, 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

衍射和干涉理论对Bessel光传输的描述

 采用衍射积分理论和干涉理论分别对轴棱锥产生的Bessel光的传输特性进行描述,并讨论了其适用条件和优缺点。数值模拟了光传输的3维强度分布,同时进行相关参数的实验测定。数值模拟和实验结果表明：在最大无衍射距离内,衍射理论能很好地描述Bessel光的轴上光强分布,当接近或超出最大无衍射距离时,干涉理论也能较好地描述Bessel 光的强度分布,实验结果和理论分析基本吻合。     

Evanescent Bessel beam generation through filtering highly focused cylindrical vector beams with a defect mode one-dimensional photonic crystal

We propose a simple setup for generating evanescent Bessel beams using the defect mode of one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal. The angular selectivity provided by the defect mode mimics the role of an axicon for Bessel beam generation. When an azimuthally polarized beam is strongly focused onto a 1D defect mode photonic crystal interface, an evanescent Bessel beam of the first-order is produced, while an evanescent Bessel beam of the zeroth-order will be created under a radially polarized beam illumination. Switching between a donut shape and a solid focal distribution can be easily realized by controlling the polarization of the illumination. Such a versatile evanescent Bessel beam generation may find potential applications in optical trapping.     

Formation of Bessel beams with continuously variable cone angle

A simple device capable to produce Bessel beams with variable cone angle is proposed. It is shown that the cone angle of the Bessel beam produced by the axicone placed inside the telescope depends on the position of the axicone and can be continuously varied. As a result of theoretical investigations a simple formula giving the cone half-angle on the parameters and position of axicone inside the telescope was derived. The possibility of the Bessel beam generation with the help of a proposed device was confirmed experimentally. Good qualitative and quantitative agreement with the theoretical predictions is obtained.     

柱透镜聚焦高阶Bessel光束产生焦散光束

研究了高阶Bessel光束经过柱透镜后的光场分布特性.在广义惠更斯-菲涅尔衍射积分理论基础上,推导出高阶Bessel光束透过柱透镜后的衍射光场分布表达式;并利用MATLAB和MATHCAD模拟了不同传播距离处的光强分布.实验上,利用轴棱锥和螺旋相位板产生不同阶数的高阶Bessel光束,并使产生的高阶Bessel光束经过柱透镜,最后用CCD记录下不同距离处的衍射光场.研究结果表明,高阶Bessel光束经过柱透镜形成唇状的焦散光束.     

Higher-order harmonics of general limited diffraction Bessel beams

In this paper, we extensively study the higher-order harmonic generation of the general limited diffraction m-thorder Bessel beam. The analysis is based on successive approximations of the Khokhlov–Zabolotskaya–Kuznetsov(KZK)equation. Asymptotic expansions are presented for higher-order harmonic Bessel beams in near and far fields. The validity of asymptotic approximation is also analyzed. The higher-order harmonic of the Bessel beam with the lowest zero-order is taken as a special example.     

新型锥透镜产生局域空心光束

首次提出产生局域空心光束(Bottle beam)的另一类新型锥透镜模型.讨论了凹凸两种模型,分别是在传统轴棱锥的底部磨削和胶合圆台结构形成.研究结果表明平面波正入射新型凹锥透镜可产生单个Bottle beam,正入射新型凸锥透镜可形成具有周期性的Bottle beam.通过几何光学分析了产生Bottle beam的原理,计算了Bottle beam的相关参数.由衍射积分理论分析和模拟了新型锥透镜后的光强分布特性,所得分析结果与几何光学分析基本符合. 关键词： 新型锥透镜 Bottle beam 轴棱锥 Bessel光     

Spectral behavior of pulsed Bessel beams focused by a dispersive lens

Starting from the Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral, the analytical expression for the power spectrum of pulsed Bessel beams focused by a dispersive aperture lens is derived and used to study the spectral anomalies of pulsed Bessel beams in the focused field. Numerical calculation results are given to illustrate the dependence of spectral anomalous behavior on the pulse parameters, truncation parameter and material dispersion of the lens. It is shown that near the phase singularities the spectral anomalies may take place. The potential applications of spectral anomalies of ultrashort pulsed beams in information encoding and information transmission are considered.     

Application of Bessel beams to 2D microfabrication

Fs laser-based two-photon polymerisation (2PP) has been widely reported as a means of directly writing three-dimensional nanoscale structures. Usually the voxel of a high numerical aperture microscope objective is scanned through the resin to build up the required model. In the case of high aspect ratio two-dimensional structures, such as cell scaffolds, repeated scanning is required to build up the height.The voxel shape can be substantially elongated by the inclusion of an axicon lens in the laser beam line. In this report we describe the use of a Bessel beam produced in the region beyond the focus of an objective lens when the beam has been modified in this way.A Ti:sapphire laser was used to write a range of 2D square cell structures in a Zr-loaded sol-gel system. The process was characterised, in terms of the dimensions of the polymerised Bessel region, for different processing conditions. Examples of the structures are also described.     

Spectral anomalies of diffracted pulsed Bessel beams in dispersive media

Starting from the Huygens–Fresnel diffraction integral, the analytical expression for the power spectrum of diffracted pulsed Bessel beams in a dispersive media is derived and used to study the spectral anomalies of pulsed Bessel beams in the far field. Numerical results are given to illustrate the dependence of the anomalous spectral behavior on the pulse parameters, aperture parameter and dispersive properties of the medium. It is shown that, near phase singularities, anomalous spectral behavior may take place. The potential applications of spectral anomalies of ultrashort pulsed beams in information encoding and information transmission are considered.     

Bessel and annular beams for materials processing

Non‐Gaussian beam profiles such as Bessel or annular beams enable novel approaches to modifying materials through laser‐based processing. In this review paper, properties, generation methods and emerging applications for non‐conventional beam shapes are discussed, including Bessel, annular, and vortex beams. These intensity profiles have important implications in a number of technologically relevant areas including deep‐hole drilling, photopolymerization and nanopatterning, and introduce a new dimension for materials optimization and fundamental studies of laser‐matter interactions.     

高阶贝塞耳光束及其传输特性的研究

本文首次提出了高阶贝塞耳(Bassel)光束的概念,并详细研究了高阶贝塞耳光束通过变换矩阵为光学系统的传输特性.     

Quasi Bessel beam by Billet's N-split lens

This study utilizes the focal property of a classical Billet's split lens to create more focal points by splitting the lens. This approach distributes the focal points circularly on the focal plane. This study explores the characteristics of beam propagation and analytically derives the asymptotic characteristics of beam propagation based on the stationary phase approximation and the moment-free Filon-type method. Results show that the unique Billet's N-split lens can generate a quasi Bessel beam if the number of splitting N is large enough, e.g., N ≧ 24. This study also explores the diffraction efficiency of corresponding quasi Bessel beam and the influence of aperture size. The potential advantage of proposed split lens approach is that, unlike the classical means of annular aperture, this simple lens approach allows a much larger throughput in creating the Bessel beam and hence the Bessel beam could have more optical energy.