EFFICIENT FORMATION OF NONDIFFRACTING BEAMS WITH UNIFORM INTENSITY ALONG THE PROPAGATION DIRECTION

被引:54
作者
DAVIDSON, N
FRIESEM, AA
HASMAN, E
机构
[1] Department of Electronics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
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10.1016/0030-4018(92)90050-2
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A technique for forming nondiffracting beams having essentially constant intensity along the propagation direction is presented. In this technique two phase-only holographic elements are exploited to form the nondiffractive beam as well as to obtain a high diffraction efficiency. The elements were designed and formed as computer generated holograms, and the combination was tested experimentally, showing a good agreement with the predicted behavior.
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页数:5
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