Bessel and annular beams for materials processing

M Duocastella, CB Arnold - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐Gaussian beam profiles such as Bessel or annular beams enable novel approaches to
modifying materials through laser‐based processing. In this review paper, properties …

Current progress in femtosecond laser ablation/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry

M Tulej, NFW Ligterink, C de Koning, V Grimaudo… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The last decade witnessed considerable progress in the development of laser
ablation/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LI-TOFMS). The improvement of both …

3D-printed fiber-based zeroth-and high-order Bessel beam generator

IVAK Reddy, A Bertoncini, C Liberale - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Bessel beams (BBs) have gained prominence thanks to their diffraction-free propagation
and self-healing properties. These beams are conventionally generated using different …

Optical wave-packet with nearly-programmable group velocities

Z Li, J Kawanaka - Communications Physics, 2020 - nature.com
During the process of Bessel beam generation in free space, spatiotemporal optical wave-
packets with tunable group velocities and accelerations can be created by deforming pulse …

Velocity and acceleration freely tunable straight-line propagation light bullet

Z Li, J Kawanaka - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3-D) light solitons in space–time, referred to as light bullets,
have many novel properties and wide applications. Here we theoretically show how the …

Generation of polarization rotation function Bessel beams based on all-dielectric metasurfaces

J Zhi, Y Guo, B Hu, X Wang, X Yu, Z Qiu, K Huang… - Optics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bessel beams have a wide range of applications in optical communications because their
non-diffractive properties do not depend on the amplitude and phase distribution in the …

Fiber-based Bessel beams with controllable diffraction-resistant distance

P Steinvurzel, K Tantiwanichapan, M Goto… - Optics letters, 2011 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally generate n= 0 Bessel beams via higher-order cladding mode excitation
with a long period fiber grating. Our method allows> 99% conversion efficiency, wide or …

Origin, experimental realization, illustrations, and applications of Bessel beams: a tutorial review

AS Rao - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04307, 2024 - arxiv.org
Over the past 36 years much research has been carried out on Bessel beams (BBs) owing to
their peculiar properties, viz non-diffraction behavior, self-healing nature, possession of well …

Fighting against diffraction: apodization and near field diffraction structures

H Wang, CJR Sheppard, K Ravi, ST Ho… - Laser & Photonics …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Diffraction is a natural phenomenon, which occurs when waves propagate or encounter an
obstacle. Diffraction is also a fundamental aspect of modern optics: all imaging systems are …

All-silica fiber Bessel-like beam generator and its applications in longitudinal optical trapping and transport of multiple dielectric particles

SR Lee, J Kim, S Lee, Y Jung, JK Kim, K Oh - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
A Bessel-like beam was generated in a novel all-fiber integrated structure. A concentric ring
intensity pattern was achieved by the multimode interference along the coreless silica fiber …