Generation of Multiple Vector Optical Bottle Beams
Svetlana N. Khonina,
Alexey P. Porfirev,
Sergey G. Volotovskiy,
Andrey V. Ustinov,
Sergey A. Fomchenkov,
Vladimir S. Pavelyev,
Siegmund Schröter,
Michael Duparré
Affiliations
Svetlana N. Khonina
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Alexey P. Porfirev
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Sergey G. Volotovskiy
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Andrey V. Ustinov
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Sergey A. Fomchenkov
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Vladimir S. Pavelyev
Image Processing Systems Institute—Branch of the Federal Scientific Research Centre, “Crystallography and Photonics” of Russian Academy of Sciences, 443001 Samara, Russia
Siegmund Schröter
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), 07745 Jena, Germany
Michael Duparré
Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), 07745 Jena, Germany
We propose binary diffractive optical elements, combining several axicons of different types (axis-symmetrical and spiral), for the generation of a 3D intensity distribution in the form of multiple vector optical ‘bottle’ beams, which can be tailored by a change in the polarization state of the illumination radiation. The spatial dynamics of the obtained intensity distribution with different polarization states (circular and cylindrical of various orders) were investigated in paraxial mode numerically and experimentally. The designed binary axicons were manufactured using the e-beam lithography technique. The proposed combinations of optical elements can be used for the generation of vector optical traps in the field of laser trapping and manipulation, as well as for performing the spatial transformation of the polarization state of laser radiation, which is crucial in the field of laser-matter interaction for the generation of special morphologies of laser-induced periodic surface structures.
