提出了一种基于轴棱锥产生零阶近似无衍射Mathieu光束的新方法,利用轴棱锥聚焦具有椭圆高斯振幅调制的平面波,得到近似零阶无衍射Mathieu光束.根据椭圆高斯平面波经轴棱锥衍射的衍射积分公式,对光强分布进行了数值模拟,依据几何光学模型计算了近似无衍射Mathieu光束的最大无衍射距离,并设计了实验对理论模拟的结果进行了验证.实验采用柱透镜和准直扩束系统变换圆高斯光束产生具有椭圆高斯振幅调制的平面波,用轴棱锥聚焦该平面波后得到近似无衍射Mathieu光束,实验结果与理论模拟和计算相符.
A novel method of generating zero order non-diffracting Mathieu beam with an axicon is proposed. To create quasi non-diffracting Mahtieu beam, an axicon is used to focus a plane wave modulated by elliptical Gaussian amplitude. Based on the formula of diffraction integral of a plane wave modulated by elliptical Gaussian amplitude propagating through the axicon, the intensity of quasi non-diffracting beam is simulated numerically. The maximum propagation distance of the quasi-non-diffracting Mathieu beam is calculated according to a geometrical optical model. To verify the results of the theory, an experimental setup is designed.Using a cylindrical lens and a collimating and expanding system, a circular Gaussian beam can be converted in to a plane wave modulated by elliptical Gaussian amplitude. Focusing the plane wave using an axicon, a qausi-non-diffracting Mathieu beam can be generated. The exoerimental results are consistent with theoretical calcuations and numerical simulations.