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Efficient sorting of Bessel beams.

Angela Dudley¹, Thandeka Mhlanga, Martin Lavery

¹CSIR National Laser Centre, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. adudley@csir.co.za

|February 8, 2013

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We developed an efficient Bessel beam sorter that separates azimuthal and radial components. This device utilizes a novel transformation of angular to transverse momentum states for simultaneous spatial dimension identification.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Quantum Information Science

Background:

Bessel beams possess unique properties, including self-reconstruction and diffraction-free propagation.
Characterizing Bessel beams typically involves complex optical setups.
Recent advancements have enabled the transformation of angular to transverse momentum states.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate an efficient optical sorter for Bessel beams.
To separate both azimuthal and radial components of Bessel beams.
To enable simultaneous identification of spatial dimensions using Bessel beam properties.

Main Methods:

Utilizing a transformation of angular to transverse momentum states.
Implementing a novel Bessel beam sorting device.
Separating and identifying multiple azimuthal and radial components.

Main Results:

Successfully sorted Bessel beams by separating azimuthal and radial components.
Identified over forty distinct azimuthal and radial components.
Achieved a radial spacing of 1588 m(-1) between components.

Conclusions:

The developed Bessel beam sorter is highly efficient.
The device offers a pathway for simultaneous spatial dimension identification.
This technique has potential applications in optical manipulation and metrology.