Sidelobe contrast reduction for optical vortex beams using a helical axicon
Optics Letters, Vol. 32, Issue 8, pp. 921-923 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.000921
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Abstract
We present a new approach for generating an optical vortex pattern with reduced sidelobes without increasing the radius of the vortex and without excessive energy loss. Our technique combines the spiral phase plate with a weak axicon to form a helical axicon. Experimental results using a liquid crystal display agree with theory.
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OCIS Codes
(050.1970) Diffraction and gratings : Diffractive optics
(140.3300) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam shaping
(140.7010) Lasers and laser optics : Laser trapping
(230.6120) Optical devices : Spatial light modulators
ToC Category:
Lasers and Laser Optics
History
Original Manuscript: October 31, 2006
Revised Manuscript: December 11, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: December 28, 2006
Published: March 19, 2007
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Citation
V. V. Kotlyar, A. A. Kovalev, V. A. Soifer, C. Stewart Tuvey, and Jeffrey A. Davis, "Sidelobe contrast reduction for optical vortex beams using a helical axicon," Opt. Lett. 32, 921-923 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-32-8-921
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