Realization of Free-Space Long-Distance Self-Healing Bessel Beams

Christian Vetter; Ralf Steinkopf; Klaus Bergner; Marco Ornigotti; Stefan Nolte; Herbert Gross; Alexander Szameit

doi:10.1002/lpor.201900103

Realization of Free-Space Long-Distance Self-Healing Bessel Beams

Christian Vetter, Ralf Steinkopf, Klaus Bergner, Marco Ornigotti, Stefan Nolte, Herbert Gross, Alexander Szameit

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A new approach for generating long-distance self-healing Bessel beams, which is based on a ring-shaped (annular) lens and a spherical lens in 4f-configuration, is reported. With this, diffraction-free light evolution of a zeroth order Bessel beam over several meters is shown and available scaling opportunities that surpass current technologies by far are discussed. Furthermore, it is demonstrated how this setup can be adapted to create Bessel beam superpositions, realizing the longest ever reported optical conveyor beam and helicon beam, respectively. Last, the self-healing capabilities of the beams are tested against strong opaque and non-opaque scatterers, which again emphasizes the great potential of this new method.

Original language	English
Article number	1900103
Journal	Laser and Photonics Reviews
Volume	13
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.201900103
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

beam-shaping
Bessel-beams
laser-technology
self-healing
telecommunication

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics

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