N. A. Khilo, E. S. Petrova, A. A. Ryzhevich, “Transformation of the order of Bessel beams in uniaxial crystals”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2001, Volume 31, Number 1,Pages <nobr>85

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Laser applications and other topics in quantum electronics

Transformation of the order of Bessel beams in uniaxial crystals

N. A. Khilo^a, E. S. Petrova^a, A. A. Ryzhevich^b

^a Division of Optical problems in Informatics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk
^b B. I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk

Abstract: The optical transformation of a zeroth-order Bessel beam to a second-order Bessel beam is studied theoretically and experimentally in the case when the beam propa-gates along the optical axis of a uniaxial crystal. It is shown that, if the crystal length or the cone angle of the incident beam are chosen properly, the energy of the input field can be almost completely converted into a second-order Bessel beam.

PACS: 42.25.Bs, 42.25.Ja, 42.25.Lr

Received: 23.08.2000