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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Wave Phenomena

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    • Non-diffracting fields (NDFs) exhibit unique propagation characteristics.
    • Bessel beams are fundamental components of many NDFs.
    • Controlling NDF properties is crucial for applications in optical trapping and imaging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze non-diffracting fields (NDFs) with phase-only azimuthal modulation.
    • To identify a weak interference regime for controlling NDFs.
    • To demonstrate a simple method for NDF feature manipulation.

    Main Methods:

    • Fourier spectral analysis of phase-only azimuthally modulated NDFs.
    • Exploiting the weak interference regime of constituent Bessel beams.
    • Experimental generation using sequential double phase modulation on a spatial light modulator.

    Main Results:

    • Identification of a weak interference regime in NDFs.
    • Demonstration of control over NDF features via simple phase modulation.
    • Successful generation of NDFs with periodic sinusoidal and binary azimuth phases.

    Conclusions:

    • A straightforward method for controlling NDF properties is presented.
    • The weak interference regime offers a practical approach to NDF manipulation.
    • Experimental validation confirms the proposed method's efficacy.