Demonstration of flat-top focusing under radial polarization illumination

作者:Chen Hao; Tripathi Santosh; Toussaint Kimani C Jr*
来源:Optics Letters, 2014, 39(4): 834-837.
DOI:10.1364/OL.39.000834

摘要

We experimentally demonstrate the generation of a flat-top intensity distribution using a radially polarized vector beam. Our approach uses higher numerical aperture focusing than what has been previously reported for a single, fixed, vector beam. In addition, the flat-top focus generated in our scheme exhibits a polarization gradient along the radial coordinate in the focal volume, with an on-axis longitudinal field component that persists over 2., which is a stark difference from conventional flat-top fields, which exhibit intensity profiles that are uniformly polarized. Our experimental results are found to be in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.

  • 出版日期2014-2-15