Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 250052(2025)

Generation and detection of a tightly focused uniform optical bubble based on single-beam vector field modulation

Zecan Zheng1, Sicong Wang1、*, Jiahao Feng1, Zhikai Zhou1, Shukang Chen1, Shichao Song1, Zilan Deng1, Fei Qin1, Yaoyu Cao1, and Xiangping Li1
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  • 1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, College of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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    Optical bubble, characterized by a tightly focused three-dimensional dark-field intensity distribution, exhibits significant application value in fields such as optical manipulation and laser processing. In previously reported results, an optical bubble is typically generated through multi-beam interference and superposition, which involves complex optical setups and is not conducive to system integration and practical applications, and has low energy utilization efficiency. In this study, we utilize single-beam vector field modulation technology to generate a tightly focused optical bubble with high intensity uniformity. Furthermore, we achieve the detection of this hollow bubble through polarization conversion of the probe light. By adjusting the energy ratio between azimuthally polarized incident beam and radially polarized incident beam modulated by a 0/π binary phase, we experimentally realize an optical bubble with an edge-to-center dark spot intensity ratio exceeding 10:1 and edge intensity uniformity approaching 90%. This work provides a feasible technical approach for applications in dual-beam super-resolution laser processing, optical data storage, and particle manipulation.

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    Zecan Zheng, Sicong Wang, Jiahao Feng, Zhikai Zhou, Shukang Chen, Shichao Song, Zilan Deng, Fei Qin, Yaoyu Cao, Xiangping Li. Generation and detection of a tightly focused uniform optical bubble based on single-beam vector field modulation[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2025, 52(5): 250052

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    Category: Article

    Received: Feb. 24, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Sicong Wang (王思聪)

    DOI:10.12086/oee.2025.250052

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