TRANSPORTING AND FOCUSING RADIALLY POLARIZED LASER-BEAMS

被引:26
作者
TIDWELL, SC
FORD, DH
KIMURA, WD
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关键词
RADIALLY POLARIZED LASER BEAM; LASER BEAM TRANSPORT; LASER BEAM FOCUSING; DIFFRACTION-FREE BESSEL BEAM;
D O I
10.1117/12.57684
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A radially polarized laser beam is useful for applications such as laser particle acceleration. The issues of transporting and focusing (with an axicon) a radially polarized beam that was generated in the laboratory are examined. Problems of preserving the polarization while directing the beam are solved by using a compound 90-deg-fold out-of-plane pair of mirrors. When focused by an axicon, the radially polarized beam produces a diffraction-free Bessel beam. The transverse intensity distribution agrees with theory.
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页码:1527 / 1531
页数:5
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