The generation of Bessel beams at millimetre-wave frequencies by use of an axicon

被引:125
作者
Monk, S
Arlt, J [1 ]
Robertson, DA
Courtial, J
Padgett, MJ
机构
[1] Univ St Andrews, Dept Phys & Astron, St Andrews KY16 9SS, Fife, Scotland
[2] Univ Glasgow, Dept Phys & Astron, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
关键词
Bessel beam; millimetre wave; axicon;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00463-0
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 [光学]; 0803 [光学工程];
摘要
An axicon is used to generate a Bessel beam at 90 GHz in the millimetre-wave region of the spectrum. The Bessel beam has a central intensity maximum of approximately 4 mm in diameter that is maintained over a propagation distance greater than 60 mm. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:213 / 215
页数:3
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