On the basis of the stationary phase principle,we construct a family of shaping nondiffracting structured caustic beams with the desired morphology.First,the analytical formula of a nondiffracting astroid caustic is d...On the basis of the stationary phase principle,we construct a family of shaping nondiffracting structured caustic beams with the desired morphology.First,the analytical formula of a nondiffracting astroid caustic is derived theoretically using the stationary phase method.Then,several types of typical desired caustics with different shapes are numerically simulated using the obtained formulas.Hence,the key optical structure and propagation characteristics of nondiffracting caustic beams are investigated.Finally,a designed phase plate and an axicon are used to generate the target light field.The experimental results confirm the theoretical prediction.Compared with the classical method,the introduced method for generating nondiffracting caustic beams is high in light-energy utilization;hence,it is expected to be applied conveniently to scientific experiments.展开更多
Over the past several years, spatially shaped self-accelerating beams along different trajectories have been studied extensively. Due to their useful properties such as resistance to diffraction, self-healing, and sel...Over the past several years, spatially shaped self-accelerating beams along different trajectories have been studied extensively. Due to their useful properties such as resistance to diffraction, self-healing, and selfbending even in free space, these beams have attracted great attention with many proposed applications. Interestingly, some of these beams could be designed with controllable spatial profiles and thus propagate along various desired trajectories such as parabolic, snake-like, hyperbolic, hyperbolic secant, three-dimensional spiraling, and even self-propelling trajectories. Experimentally, suchbeams are realized typically by using a spatial light modulator so as to imprint a desired phase distribution on a Gaussian-like input wave front propagating under paraxial or nonparaxial conditions. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of our recent work on specially shaped self-accelerating beams, including Bessel-like, breathing Bessellike, and vortex Bessel-like beams. In addition, we propose and demonstrate a new type of dynamical Bessel-like beams that can exhibit not only self-accelerating but also self-propelling during propagation. Both theoretical and experimental results are presented along with a brief discussion of potential applications.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11974314).
文摘On the basis of the stationary phase principle,we construct a family of shaping nondiffracting structured caustic beams with the desired morphology.First,the analytical formula of a nondiffracting astroid caustic is derived theoretically using the stationary phase method.Then,several types of typical desired caustics with different shapes are numerically simulated using the obtained formulas.Hence,the key optical structure and propagation characteristics of nondiffracting caustic beams are investigated.Finally,a designed phase plate and an axicon are used to generate the target light field.The experimental results confirm the theoretical prediction.Compared with the classical method,the introduced method for generating nondiffracting caustic beams is high in light-energy utilization;hence,it is expected to be applied conveniently to scientific experiments.
基金supported by the National Nat ural Science Foundation of China(61475161 and 11304165)China Scholarship Council,and Natural Science Foundation(NSF)and Ai Force Office of Scientific Research(AFOSR)in USA
文摘Over the past several years, spatially shaped self-accelerating beams along different trajectories have been studied extensively. Due to their useful properties such as resistance to diffraction, self-healing, and selfbending even in free space, these beams have attracted great attention with many proposed applications. Interestingly, some of these beams could be designed with controllable spatial profiles and thus propagate along various desired trajectories such as parabolic, snake-like, hyperbolic, hyperbolic secant, three-dimensional spiraling, and even self-propelling trajectories. Experimentally, suchbeams are realized typically by using a spatial light modulator so as to imprint a desired phase distribution on a Gaussian-like input wave front propagating under paraxial or nonparaxial conditions. In this paper, we provide a brief overview of our recent work on specially shaped self-accelerating beams, including Bessel-like, breathing Bessellike, and vortex Bessel-like beams. In addition, we propose and demonstrate a new type of dynamical Bessel-like beams that can exhibit not only self-accelerating but also self-propelling during propagation. Both theoretical and experimental results are presented along with a brief discussion of potential applications.
