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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Wave Field Manipulation

    Background:

    • Dark beams are optical wave fields characterized by a central dark region.
    • These beams can carry information within their dark core.
    • Maintaining the integrity of dark beams over distance is challenging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To experimentally demonstrate dark beams with a stable notch shape and size.
    • To achieve propagation of these beams in free space over a defined domain.
    • To investigate energy concentration and sidelobe suppression.

    Main Methods:

    • Generation of dark beams using phase-only diffractive elements.
    • Utilizing an on-axis configuration for beam generation.
    • Experimental verification of beam propagation characteristics.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated dark beams maintaining constant notch shape and size.
    • Observed energy concentration around the dark region.
    • Achieved negligible sidelobes, indicating high beam quality.
    • Successful propagation in free space over a predetermined domain.

    Conclusions:

    • Stable dark beams can be generated and propagated in free space.
    • Phase-only diffractive elements offer an efficient method for creating these beams.
    • The demonstrated beams are suitable for applications requiring localized energy delivery or information encoding.