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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Diffractive Optics
    • Beam Shaping

    Background:

    • Pseudo-nondiffracting beams (PNDBs) are essential for applications requiring stable beam propagation.
    • Generating multi-color PNDBs with controlled axial intensity is challenging.
    • Diffractive phase elements (DPEs) offer a versatile platform for beam manipulation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design DPEs for generating color PNDBs in a multiple-wave illuminating system.
    • To investigate the axial-intensity distributions of dual-color PNDBs.
    • To demonstrate arbitrary control over the sequence of wavelength components in color PNDBs.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the conjugate-gradient method for DPE design.
    • Simulated and analyzed the axial-intensity distributions of generated dual-color PNDBs.
    • Employed three-dimensional plotting to visualize beam characteristics.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully designed DPEs capable of generating color PNDBs.
    • Observed segmented axial-intensity distributions where each segment contained a single color.
    • Demonstrated that the sequence of colors along the beam axis can be arbitrarily preset.
    • Confirmed high transverse resolution characteristics of the dual-color PNDBs.

    Conclusions:

    • The conjugate-gradient method is effective for designing DPEs for color PNDB generation.
    • The designed DPEs produce color PNDBs with controllable, single-color segments.
    • These color PNDBs possess desirable properties for advanced optical applications requiring high resolution.