Review on structured optical field generated from array beams

Tianyue Hou; Pu Zhou; Yanxing Ma; Dong Zhi

doi:10.1117/12.2317622

6 March 2018 Review on structured optical field generated from array beams

Tianyue Hou, Pu Zhou, Yanxing Ma, Dong Zhi

Proceedings Volume 10710, Young Scientists Forum 2017; 107103Z (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2317622
Event: Young Scientists Forum 2017, 2017, Shanghai, China

Abstract

Structured optical field (SOF), which includes vortex beams, non-diffraction beams, cylindrical vector beams and so on, has been under intensive investigation theoretically and experimentally in recent years. Generally, current research focus on the extraordinary properties (non-diffraction propagation, helical wavefront, rotation of electrical field, et al), which can be widely applied in micro-particle manipulation, super-resolution imaging, free-space communication and so on. There are mainly two technical routes, that is, inner-cavity and outer-cavity (spatial light modulators, diffractive phase holograms, q-plates). To date, most of the SOFs generated from both technical routes involves with single monolithic beam. As a novel technical route, SOF based on array beams has the advantage in more flexible freedom degree and power scaling potential. In this paper, research achievements in SOF generation based on array beams are arranged and discussed in detail. Moreover, experiment of generating exotic beam by array beams is introduced, which illustrates that SOF generated from array beams is theoretically valid and experimentally feasible. SOF generated from array beams is also beneficial for capacity increasing and data receiving for free-space optical communication systems at long distance.

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Tianyue Hou, Pu Zhou, Yanxing Ma, and Dong Zhi "Review on structured optical field generated from array beams", Proc. SPIE 10710, Young Scientists Forum 2017, 107103Z (6 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2317622

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