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TL;DR: It is theoretically demonstrated that the generalized Snell's law can be achieved for reflected acoustic waves based on ultrathin planar acoustic metasurfaces, which could open up a new avenue for acoustic wavefront engineering and manipulations.
Abstract: The introduction of metasurfaces has renewed the Snell's law and opened up new degrees of freedom to tailor the optical wavefront at will. Here, we theoretically demonstrate that the generalized Snell's law can be achieved for reflected acoustic waves based on ultrathin planar acoustic metasurfaces. The metasurfaces are constructed with eight units of a solid structure to provide discrete phase shifts covering the full 2π span with steps of π/4 by coiling up the space. By careful selection of the phase profiles in the transverse direction of the metasurfaces, some fascinating wavefront engineering phenomena are demonstrated, such as anomalous reflections, conversion of propagating waves into surface waves, planar aberration-free lens and nondiffracting Bessel beam generated by planar acoustic axicon. Our results could open up a new avenue for acoustic wavefront engineering and manipulations.

449 citations


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TL;DR: Sectioned Bessel beams are introduced and it is demonstrated that these beams exhibit self-reconstruction capabilities and penetration depths into thick scattering media equal to those of conventional Bessel beam.
Abstract: One of main challenges in light-sheet microscopy is to design the light-sheet as extended and thin as possible - extended to cover a large field of view, thin to optimize resolution and contrast. However, a decrease of the beam’s waist also decreases the illumination beam’s depth of field. Here, we introduce a new kind of beam that we call sectioned Bessel beam. These beams can be generated by blocking opposite sections of the beam’s angular spectrum. In combination with confocal-line detection the optical sectioning performance of the light-sheet can be decoupled from the depth of field of the illumination beam. By simulations and experiments we demonstrate that these beams exhibit self-reconstruction capabilities and penetration depths into thick scattering media equal to those of conventional Bessel beams. We applied sectioned Bessel beams to illuminate tumor multicellular spheroids and prove the increase in contrast. Sectioned Bessel beams turn out to be highly advantageous for the investigation of large strongly scattering samples in a light-sheet microscope.

95 citations


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TL;DR: The angular spectrum of the Davis fifth-order linearly polarized, dual, and symmetrized fields of a focused Gaussian laser beam is obtained and it is shown that in the weak focusing limit they simplify to the localized model Gaussian beam shape coefficients for both on-axis and off-axis beams.
Abstract: The angular spectrum of the Davis fifth-order linearly polarized, dual, and symmetrized fields of a focused Gaussian laser beam is obtained. Since the original Davis fields are not an exact solution of the vector wave equation and Maxwell's equations, a beam remodeling procedure within the angular spectrum is described that produces an exact solution. The spherical multipole beam shape coefficients of the remodeled beam are then obtained, and it is shown that in the weak focusing limit they simplify to the localized model Gaussian beam shape coefficients for both on-axis and off-axis beams. The angular spectrum method is then applied to a transversely confined electromagnetic beam with arbitrary profile in the focal plane, and to a general zero-order Bessel beam.

68 citations


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TL;DR: These observations demonstrate that the DMD offers a simple and efficient method to generate Bessel beams with distinct nondiffracting and self-reconstruction behaviors, and will potentially expand the applications to the optical manipulation and high-resolution fluorescence imaging owing to the unique nondIFFracting property.
Abstract: We experimentally demonstrated Bessel-like beams utilizing digital micromirror device (DMD). DMD with images imitating the equivalent axicon can shape the collimated Gaussian beam into Bessel beam. We reconstructed the 3D spatial field of the generated beam through a stack of measured cross-sectional images. The output beams have the profile of Bessel function after intensity modulation, and the beams extend at least 50 mm while the lateral dimension of the spot remains nearly invariant. Furthermore, the self-healing property has also been investigated, and all the experimental results agree well with simulated results numerically calculated through beam propagation method. Our observations demonstrate that the DMD offers a simple and efficient method to generate Bessel beams with distinct nondiffracting and self-reconstruction behaviors. The generated Bessel beams will potentially expand the applications to the optical manipulation and high-resolution fluorescence imaging owing to the unique nondiffracting property.

65 citations


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TL;DR: This paper examines the extinction cross section of a sphere centered on the axis of the beam with a non-diffracting Bessel beam as an example to recover the axial radiation force and torque on the sphere by the Besselbeam.
Abstract: Acoustical and optical non-diffracting beams are potentially useful for manipulating particles and larger objects. An extended optical theorem for a non-diffracting beam was given recently in the context of acoustics. The theorem relates the extinction by an object to the scattering at the forward direction of the beam’s plane wave components. Here we use this theorem to examine the extinction cross section of a sphere centered on the axis of the beam, with a non-diffracting Bessel beam as an example. The results are applied to recover the axial radiation force and torque on the sphere by the Bessel beam.

38 citations


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TL;DR: The measured light extinction induced by the particle is shown to depend on the position of the particle in the cavity, allowing accurate measurements of the mode structure of a high finesse optical cavity without significant perturbation.
Abstract: A Bessel beam optical trap is combined with continuous wave cavity ringdown spectroscopy to measure the extinction cross section of individual aerosol particles. Particles, ∼1 μm in size, can be captured indefinitely and processes that transform size or refractive index studied. The measured light extinction induced by the particle is shown to depend on the position of the particle in the cavity, allowing accurate measurements of the mode structure of a high finesse optical cavity without significant perturbation. The variation in extinction efficiency of a sodium chloride droplet with relative humidity is shown to agree well with predictions from Mie scattering theory.

33 citations


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TL;DR: Scintillation aspects of truncated Bessel beams propagated through atmospheric turbulence are investigated using a numerical wave optics random phase screen simulation method and it is found that in almost all circumstances studied, the zeroth-order Bessel beam will deliver the lowest scintillation.
Abstract: Scintillation aspects of truncated Bessel beams propagated through atmospheric turbulence are investigated using a numerical wave optics random phase screen simulation method. On-axis, aperture averaged scintillation and scintillation relative to a classical Gaussian beam of equal source power and scintillation per unit received power are evaluated. It is found that in almost all circumstances studied, the zeroth-order Bessel beam will deliver the lowest scintillation. Low aperture averaged scintillation levels are also observed for the fourth-order Bessel beam truncated by a narrower source window. When assessed relative to the scintillation of a Gaussian beam of equal source power, Bessel beams generally have less scintillation, particularly at small receiver aperture sizes and small beam orders. Upon including in this relative performance measure the criteria of per unit received power, this advantageous position of Bessel beams mostly disappears, but zeroth- and first-order Bessel beams continue to offer some advantage for relatively smaller aperture sizes, larger source powers, larger source plane dimensions, and intermediate propagation lengths.

31 citations


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TL;DR: An efficient numerical method based on surface integral equations to characterize the scattering of a zero-order Bessel beam by arbitrarily shaped homogeneous dielectric particles is introduced.
Abstract: In this paper, we introduce an efficient numerical method based on surface integral equations to characterize the scattering of a zero-order Bessel beam by arbitrarily shaped homogeneous dielectric particles. The incident beam is described by vector expressions in terms of the electric and magnetic fields that perfectly satisfy Maxwell’s equations. The scattering problems involving homogeneous dielectric particles with arbitrary shapes are formulated with the electric and magnetic current combined-field integral equation and modeled by using surface triangular patches. Solutions are performed iteratively by using the multilevel fast multipole algorithm. Some numerical results are included to illustrate the validity and capability of the proposed method. These results are also expected to provide useful insights into the scattering of a Bessel beam by complex-shaped particles.

31 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, a comparative experimental study of spectral broadening and supercontinuum (SC) generation in 3mm-thick sapphire crystal using 800nm, 130fs pulses in low-numeric-aperture focused Gaussian and axicon-generated Bessel beam geometry is presented.
Abstract: We present a comparative experimental study of spectral broadening and supercontinuum (SC) generation in 3-mm-thick sapphire crystal using 800 nm, 130 fs pulses in low-numeric-aperture focused Gaussian and axicon-generated Bessel beam geometry. Despite the markedly higher input energy used in the case of the Bessel beam, the dynamics of spectral broadening appears to be very similar in both cases, eventually producing a flat SC spanning across the visible and near-infrared spectral range with low shot-to-shot fluctuations (standard deviation ≤1%) of the spectral intensity. The statistical analysis performed at different stages of the spectral broadening reveals that shot-to-shot fluctuations of the spectral intensity are associated with four-wave-mixing-induced spectral correlations.

29 citations


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TL;DR: Bessel beam microscopy (BBM) as discussed by the authors improves the resolution by placing a lens in series with an axicon in the optical path of a microscope, which improves the diffraction-limited resolution of the base microscope by one third.
Abstract: This Letter presents a technique for subdiffraction limit imaging termed Bessel beam microscopy (BBM). By placing a lens in series with an axicon in the optical path of a microscope, the diffraction-limited resolution of the base microscope is improved by one third. This improvement is demonstrated experimentally by resolving individual subdiffraction limit fluorescent beads in a close-pack arrangement. The behavior of the BBM system is explored using angular diffraction simulations, demonstrating the possibility of resolving features spaced as little as 110 nm apart when viewed with a 100×1.4 NA objective. Unique among super-resolution techniques, BBM acquires subdiffraction limit information in a single image with broadband unstructured illumination using only static geometric optics placed between the microscope and camera.

29 citations


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Tan Qu1, Zhensen Wu1, Qingchao Shang1, Zheng-Jun Li1, Lu Bai1 
TL;DR: It is revealed that the maximum RCS appears in the conical direction or neighboring direction when the sphere is illuminated by a zero-order Bessel beam, and the RCS will decrease and the symmetry is broken with the shift of the beam waist center.
Abstract: Electromagnetic scattering of a zero-order Bessel beam by an anisotropic spherical particle in the off-axis configuration is investigated. Based on the spherical vector wave functions, the expansion expression of the zero-order Bessel beam is derived, and its convergence is numerically discussed in detail. Utilizing the tangential continuity of the electromagnetic fields, the expressions of scattering coefficients are given. The effects of the conical angle of the wave vector components of the zero-order Bessel beam, the ratio of the radius of the sphere to the central spot radius of the zero-order Bessel beam, the shift of the beam waist center position along both the x and y axes, the permittivity and permeability tensor elements, and the loss of the sphere on the radar cross section (RCS) are numerically analyzed. It is revealed that the maximum RCS appears in the conical direction or neighboring direction when the sphere is illuminated by a zero-order Bessel beam. Furthermore, the RCS will decrease and the symmetry is broken with the shift of the beam waist center.

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TL;DR: In this article, an experimental femtosecond Bessel beam microprocessing system is built up to investigate the glass internal modification characteristics, such as the width variation and aspect ratios of modification areas, and residual stresses in the irradiated area of glass after modification are also studied using micro Raman spectrum.
Abstract: Taking advantage of the nonlinear laser-material interaction, femtosecond lasers can process transparent materials internally on micro- or nanoscales, whose applications include fabrication of micro-opti- cal waveguides and fluidics, as well as stealth dicing of glass, ceramics, and semiconductor materials. A femtosecond Bessel beam has a long invariant transverse intensity profile up to several millimeters with a width of a few microns. Such characteristics allow the materials process- ing to be completed without moving the beam focusing points as in the case of the Gaussian beam. An experimental femtosecond Bessel beam microprocessing system is built up to investigate the glass internal modification characteristics, such as the width variation and aspect ratios of modification areas. The residual stresses in the irradiated area of glass after modification are also studied using micro Raman spectrum. Finally, an application to thin glass panel cutting is demonstrated by the process of internal modification and breaking. The glass panel is well cut with the chipping on the breaking edge <1 μm. © 2014 Society of Photo-Optical

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TL;DR: This Letter analyzes the imaging performance of Bessel beam microscopy, an imaging technique that places an axicon in the light path of a microscope, using two parameters, gain and Strehl ratio, which measure the relative spatial resolution increase and relative brightness of the images, respectively.
Abstract: This Letter analyzes the imaging performance of Bessel beam microscopy (BBM), an imaging technique that places an axicon in the light path of a microscope. Like other superresolution imaging techniques that attempt to narrow the point spread function, in BBM there is a trade-off between spatial resolution and relative brightness of the images. The performance of BBM is analyzed using two parameters, gain and Strehl ratio, which measure the relative spatial resolution increase and relative brightness of the images, respectively. Analytical relationships for both of these parameters are provided and compared to results calculated from simulations. Finally, an optimized BBM system design is presented which has a gain of 0.7 and a Strehl ratio of 0.9.

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TL;DR: This work has studied the increase of the power contained in Bessel beams generated using the Durnin ring technique, which is compatible with microelectromechanical systems technology and the effect of the ring width on the generated beam is investigated.
Abstract: We have studied the increase of the power contained in Bessel beams generated using the Durnin ring technique, which is compatible with microelectromechanical systems technology. Increasing the ring width to increase the output power will lead to deviation from the Bessel beam profile and its diffraction properties. In this work, the effect of the ring width on the generated beam is investigated. An analytical expression for the generated beam depth of focus (DOF) is obtained. A Fourier optics model is also developed to estimate the transverse field profile. The theoretical predictions are assisted by numerical simulations and experimental measurements. The developed models allow engineering the beam diffraction properties to make the necessary compromise between the DOF and the amount of energy carried by the beam depending on the targeted application.

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TL;DR: In this article, an analytical formula for the calculation of Beam Shape Coefficients (BSCs) of an axicon-generated Bessel beam (AGBB) was derived according to the Integral Localized Approximation (ILA).

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TL;DR: In this paper, a dielectric microparticle illuminated by a non-diffracting vortex beam is expressed using the generalized Lorenz-Mie theory (GLMT), and numerical results are presented for different widths and topological charges of the vortex beam.
Abstract: Optical force acting upon a dielectric microparticle illuminated by a non-diffracting vortex beam is expressed using the generalized Lorenz–Mie theory (GLMT). Numerical results are presented for different widths and topological charges of the vortex beam. We show that such particle may be stably trapped either in the dark center of the vortex beam, in one of the two stable positions placed off the optical axis, or as the third option it may circulate along almost circular trajectory having its radius smaller or equal to the radius of the smallest high intensity vortex ring.

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TL;DR: In this article, the formation of Bessel beams in semiconductor lasers with a high propagation parameter M2 was studied and it was shown that the propagation distance of the Bessel beam is determined by the divergence of the quasi-Gaussian beam with high M2 rather than the geometric parameters of the optical scheme.
Abstract: We study the peculiarities of the formation of Bessel beams in semiconductor lasers with a high propagation parameter M2. It is shown that the propagation distance of the Bessel beam is determined by the divergence of the quasi-Gaussian beam with high M2 rather than the geometric parameters of the optical scheme. It is demonstrated that technologically inevitable rounding of the axicon tip leads to a significant increase in the transverse dimension of the central part of the Bessel beam near the axicon.

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate a method to generate longitudinally polarized electric and magnetic light spots over ultra-long distances by projecting radially and azimuthally polarized doughnut beams onto an axicon-based system of numerical aperture.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a defect site was induced by coherently superposing a helical lattice wave-field and a Bessel beam by method of phase engineering, which can be used to generate or transfer these structures in any photosensitive medium.
Abstract: We present a technique to optically induce a defect site in helical lattice wave-field where the combined wave-field continues to maintain its nondiffracting (ND) nature. This is done by coherently superposing a helical lattice wave-field and a Bessel beam by method of phase engineering. The results are confirmed by numerical simulations and experimentally as well by generating the ND defect beam by displaying the numerically calculated phase pattern on a phase-only spatial light modulator. This technique is wavelength independent, completely scalable, and can easily be used to generate or transfer these structures in any photosensitive medium.

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TL;DR: A novel implementation of Fourier optics along a single strand of hybrid optical fiber in a monolithic manner that can generate pseudo Bessel beam arrays in two-dimensional space and successfully demonstrate unique optofluidic transport of the trapped dielectric particles along a curvilinear optical route.
Abstract: Due to its unique non-diffracting and self-reconstructing nature, Bessel beams have been successfully adopted to trap multiple particles along the beam’s axial direction. However, prior bulk-optic based Bessel beams have a fundamental form-factor limitation for in situ, in-vitro, and in-vivo applications. Here we present a novel implementation of Fourier optics along a single strand of hybrid optical fiber in a monolithic manner that can generate pseudo Bessel beam arrays in two-dimensional space. We successfully demonstrate unique optofluidic transport of the trapped dielectric particles along a curvilinear optical route by multiplexing the fiber optic pseudo Bessel beams. The proposed technique can form a new building block to realize reconfigurable optofluidic transportation of particulates that can break the limitations of both prior bulk-optic Bessel beam generation techniques and conventional microfluidic channels.

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TL;DR: In this article, a convex lens and axicon are inserted into the optical path between a microscope and camera to determine the depth of a particle by converting the wavefront from a particle into a Bessel beam, the frequency, and center of which can be directly related to the 3D position of the particle.
Abstract: This article presents a novel method for determining the three-dimensional location of fluorescent particles that is suitable for three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry measurements in microfluidic flows. This method determines the depth of a particle by inserting a convex lens and axicon into the optical path between a microscope and camera. For particles close to the focal plane, this converts the wavefront from a particle into a Bessel beam, the frequency, and center of which can be directly related to the three-dimensional position of the particle. A robust image analysis method is presented that can determine the properties of the Bessel beam necessary to calculate the particle position. The theory and data analysis method are verified by comparing the calculated position of 1-μm particles to the known position of the particles which scanned through a depth of 100 μm. The average error in the calculated position was 4 μm. Finally, the method is applied to 3D3C particle tracking velocimetry of Poiseuille flow in a 200-μm-deep channel. Uniquely, this method requires no calibration procedure and is insensitive to variations in particle size and brightness.

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17 Dec 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that at low levels of fluctuations in turbulent atmosphere, the degree of coherence of an vortex Bessel optical beam essentially depends on value of a topological charge of a beam.
Abstract: Researches of coherent properties of the vortex Bessel optical beams propagating in turbulent atmosphere are theoretically developed. The degree of coherence of vortex Bessel optical beams depending on beam parameters (crosssection wave number and a topological charge) and characteristics of turbulent atmosphere is in details analysed. It is shown, that at low levels of fluctuations in turbulent atmosphere, the degree of coherence of an vortex Bessel optical beam essentially depends on value of a topological charge of a beam. In the central part of a two-dimensional field of degree of coherence the ring dislocations, which number of rings to equally value of a topological charge of a vortex optical beam, is formed. At high levels of fluctuations in turbulent atmosphere, the degree of coherence of a vortex Bessel beam decreases much faster, than it takes place for the fundamental Bessel beam. And, speed of decrease essentially increases in process of growth of value of a topological charge of a beam.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a simple derivation of the equations describing the conversion and propagation of the vortex field is presented, which can be used for developing crystal-based Bessel beam converters and generating vortex optical fields.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the existence of double surface plasmon resonance modes is verified with additional experiments, theoretical and numerical studies, and two separate surface plasm resonance modes occurring at the metal-air and metal-glass interfaces are revealed.
Abstract: Nanoslit arrays are fabricated on thin metal film coated glass slides using femtosecond laser pulses with Bessel beam profiles. The optical properties of the fabricated structures with different periodicities are characterized with transmission spectroscopy. Experimental results reveal the existence of two separate surface plasmon resonance modes occurring at the metal-air and metal-glass interfaces. These two resonance modes cause two minima in the high transmission spectra of the sub-skin depth thick thin films in the visible and near infrared regions. The existence of double surface plasmon resonance modes is verified with additional experiments, theoretical and numerical studies. Due to its relaxed alignment constraints, reduced aberrations, scalability property to shorter wavelengths, and resulting shorter dimensions, nanofabrication with diffraction-free Bessel beams is an easy, cheap, and advantageous alternative to regular lithography techniques to fabricate nanoslit arrays. The shift of the resonance wavelength with a change in the refractive index of the surrounding medium can be exploited for enhanced sensing.

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TL;DR: This work presents a concept of how to correct the phase of each incident Bessel beam such that the efficiency of confocal line detection is improved by up to 200%-300%.
Abstract: Confocal line detection has been shown to improve contrast in light-sheet-based microscopy especially when illuminating the sample by Bessel beams. Besides their self-reconstructing capability, the stability in propagation direction of Bessel beams allows to block the unwanted emission light from the Bessel beam's ring system. However, due to phase aberrations induced especially at the border of the specimen, Bessel beams may not propagate along lines parallel to the slit detector. Here we present a concept of how to correct the phase of each incident Bessel beam such that the efficiency of confocal line detection is improved by up to 200%-300%. The applicability of the method is verified by the results obtained from numerical simulations based on the beam propagation method.

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TL;DR: In this article, a counter-propagating Bessel beam technique is proposed for optical formation of complex two-dimensional (2D) refractive lattice structures in photorefractive materials.
Abstract: A novel counter-propagating Bessel beam technique is suggested and realized for optical formation of complex two-dimensional (2D) refractive lattice structures in photorefractive materials. The 2D complex lattices optically induced by the suggested method are a combination of annular and planar gratings with refractive index modulation in the radial direction in the transverse plane and the in axial direction along the optical beam propagation. The recording of the lattices is performed by 532 nm and 633 nm laser beams. The counter-propagating beam geometry builds up the Bessel standing wave with periodic annular structure in each anti-node. The refractive lattices are recorded in Z- and Y-cut 2 mm thick photorefractive lithium niobate crystals singly doped by Fe and doubly doped by Fe and Cu. The readout of recorded lattices is performed by Gaussian red and green probe laser beams. The direct observation of recorded lattices by optical phase microscope is also performed. The formed photonic structures ha...

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07 Jul 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the power link budget for a system that transmits and receives propagating Bessel beams is studied, where the transmitter and receiver are separated by a distance D and consist of leaky radial waveguides.
Abstract: The power link budget for a system that transmits and receives propagating Bessel beams is studied. The transmitter and receiver are separated by a distance D and consist of leaky radial waveguides. Full-wave simulations are used to compute the admittance-matrix representation of the system. The resonances of the coupled transmitter and receiver are then derived using classical network theory. For comparison purposes, a second configuration with its transmitter and receiver connected by a circular waveguide is considered. In contrast to the open system, such a configuration is closed and does not radiate. It is found that within the non-diffractive range of the Bessel beam, both closed and open systems exhibit the same resonances within an error of 0.6%. Calculations show that the power efficiency of the open system can exceed 85% within the non-diffractive range. The proposed system may find application in areas such as wireless power transfer, near-field communication and non-destructive evaluation.

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TL;DR: The development of enabling technology, namely, sensitive detector arrays and Millimeter wave/THz diffractive optics, will allow building compact, easy-to-use millimeter wave /THz imaging systems without expensive cost THz laser.
Abstract: The novel concept of the security system based on THz Bessel beams is offered. The system is based on a novel THz diffractive optics for scanning the person (without the application of THz laser) and on a sensitive scheme for the detection of the reflected and scattered THz radiation. The development of enabling technology, namely, sensitive detector arrays and Millimeter wave/THz diffractive optics, will allow building compact, easy-to-use millimeter wave/THz imaging systems without expensive cost THz laser. The scanning properties of diffractive optics for Bessel beam are investigated.

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TL;DR: This work employs a Fourier transform domain representation of Bessel beams to determine their behavior upon reflection and transmission, and demonstrates a method to propagate a Bessel beam in the refractive medium by launching a non-Bessel beam at the interface.
Abstract: We investigate the behavior of full-vector electromagnetic Bessel beams obliquely incident at an interface between two electrically different media. We employ a Fourier transform domain representation of Bessel beams to determine their behavior upon reflection and transmission. This transform, which is geometric in nature, consists of elliptical support curves with complex weighting associated with them. The behavior of the scattered field at an interface is highly complex, owing to its full-vector nature; nevertheless, this behavior has a straightforward representation in the transform domain geometry. The analysis shows that the reflected field forms a different vector Bessel beam, but in general, the transmitted field cannot be represented as a Bessel beam. Nevertheless, using this approach, we demonstrate a method to propagate a Bessel beam in the refractive medium by launching a non-Bessel beam at the interface. Several interesting phenomena related to the behavior of Bessel beams are illustrated, such as polarized reflection at Brewster’s angle incidence, and the Goos–Hanchen and Imbert–Federov shifts in the case of total reflection.

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S. Al-Awfi1
TL;DR: In this article, the total internal reflection of an optical mode with a phase singularity, such as a Bessel beam, can generate evanescent light that displays a rotational property.
Abstract: The total internal reflection of an optical mode with a phase singularity, such as a Bessel beam, can generate evanescent light that displays a rotational property. Notably, using a metallic layer surface, field components extending into the vacuum region have vortex properties besides surface plasmonic features. This vortex retains the phase singularity of the original light, and also maps its associated orbital angular momentum of incident Bessel light of the order l > 0. Additionally to a two-dimensional patterning on the metallic surface, the strongly restricted intensity distribution decays with distance vertical to the metallic surface. The detailed characteristics of this vortex structure depend on the input light parameters and the dielectric mismatch of the media. As well as this, they can be controlled by varying the incident angle and the order of Bessel light.