TY - JOUR
T1 - Electromagnetic diffraction theory of refractive axicon lenses
AU - Wang, Yangyundou
AU - Yan, Shenggang
AU - Friberg, Ari T.
AU - Kuebel, David
AU - Visser, Taco D.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - We study the field that is produced by a paraxial refractive axicon lens. The results from geometrical optics, scalar wave optics, and electromagnetic diffraction theory are compared. In particular, the axial intensity, the on-axis effective wavelength, the transverse intensity, and the far-zone field are examined. A rigorous electromagnetic diffraction analysis shows that the state of polarization of the incident beam strongly affects the transverse intensity distribution, but not the intensity distribution in the far zone. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
AB - We study the field that is produced by a paraxial refractive axicon lens. The results from geometrical optics, scalar wave optics, and electromagnetic diffraction theory are compared. In particular, the axial intensity, the on-axis effective wavelength, the transverse intensity, and the far-zone field are examined. A rigorous electromagnetic diffraction analysis shows that the state of polarization of the incident beam strongly affects the transverse intensity distribution, but not the intensity distribution in the far zone. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAA.34.001201
DO - 10.1364/JOSAA.34.001201
M3 - Article
SN - 1084-7529
VL - 34
SP - 1201
EP - 1211
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America. A: Optics, image science, and vision.
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America. A: Optics, image science, and vision.
IS - 7
ER -