From Gaussian beams to optical landscapes: phase-only apertures based on the generalized phase contrast method

Darwin Palima; Jeppe Seidelin Dam; Ivan Perch-Nielsen; Jesper Glückstad

doi:10.1117/12.762867

25 January 2008 From Gaussian beams to optical landscapes: phase-only apertures based on the generalized phase contrast method

Darwin Palima, Jeppe Seidelin Dam, Ivan Perch-Nielsen, Jesper Glückstad

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Proceedings Volume 6905, Complex Light and Optical Forces II; 69050B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762867
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2008, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The generalized phase contrast method (GPC) can produce a rich variety of optical landscapes from an incident flattop beam. Here we show that the GPC can generate various intensity distributions directly from an incident Gaussian illumination. This is illustrated by using GPC-based implementation of phase-only apertures that efficiently redirect the available photons from an initial bell-shaped intensity distribution into desired configurations. GPC can reshape a Gaussian beam into patterns having sharp intensity transitions and a flat phase profile in the bright regions with superior energy efficiency over amplitude masks. Eliminating the initial Gaussian-to-flattop beamshaping requirement can be beneficial for various applications employing GPC-based patterns.

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Darwin Palima, Jeppe Seidelin Dam, Ivan Perch-Nielsen, and Jesper Glückstad "From Gaussian beams to optical landscapes: phase-only apertures based on the generalized phase contrast method", Proc. SPIE 6905, Complex Light and Optical Forces II, 69050B (25 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.762867

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