Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 15, 152601(2020)

Characteristics of Airy Beams Generated with Deformable Mirrors

Nan Zhang, Songming Guo, Jiaqi Lu, Yue Zhang, Rina Wu, Yeqiu Li, and Qin Dai*
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  • School of Science, Shenyang Ligong University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110159, China
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    The current research investigates the characteristics of Airy beams generated with deformable mirrors (DM). After the Zernike polynomial was used to decompose their phases, a phase-tuning model consisting of linear combinations of multiple Zernike polynomials was established, and a coefficient was introduced for each polynomial in the combination. Then, the effects of different Zernike polynomial coefficients on the Airy beam structure and quality were simulated. The Airy beam generation experiment was conducted using a 69-unit deformable mirror, and the beam intensity distribution under different coefficient combinations was tested and analyzed. The beam characteristics of Airy beam can be controlled by the adjustment of Zernike polynomial coefficients.

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    Nan Zhang, Songming Guo, Jiaqi Lu, Yue Zhang, Rina Wu, Yeqiu Li, Qin Dai. Characteristics of Airy Beams Generated with Deformable Mirrors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(15): 152601

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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Oct. 31, 2019

    Accepted: Nov. 26, 2019

    Published Online: Aug. 4, 2020

    The Author Email: Dai Qin (slzinc@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.152601

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