Efficient pseudo-nondiffracting beam shaping using a quasicontinuous-phase diffractive element

Michael R. Wang, Changyuan Yu, Alberto J. Varela

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Abstract

We report a new diffractive beam shaper that transforms an incident Gaussian beam into a pseudo-nondiffracting beam with a relatively flat on-axis intensity distribution in the propagation range. The compact single-element beam shaper with a quasicontinuous phase structure demonstrated beam-forming efficiency of 87.5%. The effects of misalignment and beam size error on beam-forming quality are also addressed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)517-524
Number of pages8
JournalOptical Engineering
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Beam shaping
  • Diffractive optical elements
  • Gray-level mask
  • Nondiffracting beam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Engineering

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