Gaussian to annular beam shaping

Yajun Li

doi:10.1117/12.613186

23 August 2005 Gaussian to annular beam shaping

Yajun Li

Proceedings Volume 5876, Laser Beam Shaping VI; 587609 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613186
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A class of annular light beams with flat-topped Gaussian profile (i.e., Gaussian doughnut mode) is introduced. Field distribution of this kind of beams can be obtained by subtracting from a flat-topped Gaussian function [Proc. of SPIE, 5525, 128-137 (2004)] with another flat-topped Gaussian function of different width. The proposed expression can be easily expanded into a series containing the lowest order Gaussian modes of different waist parameters. This situation significantly improves the numerical calculation efficiency in the investigation of propagation properties of annular beams and also provides the possibility to investigate the aperture effect that a beam may be experienced when the beam passes progressively from smooth Gaussian aperture toward the hardedge limit. Results are illustrated by examples and compared with the prediction of Lommel theory of diffraction of plane waves at an annular aperture.

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Yajun Li "Gaussian to annular beam shaping", Proc. SPIE 5876, Laser Beam Shaping VI, 587609 (23 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613186

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