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Lith. J. Phys. 50, 89–94 (2010)


IMAGE FORMATION OF RADIALLY AND TEMPORALLY TRUNCATED BESSEL BEAMS
O. Rebane, M. Lõhmus, and P. Saari
University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, 142 Riia St, Tartu, 51014 Estonia
E-mail: ott.rebane@gmail.com

Received 16 October 2009; accepted 19 March 2010

The Fourier-lens-formatted image of a radially truncated Bessel beam is theoretically calculated and compared with the experimentally measured results. A peculiarity – the weak central spot in the focused image of an apertured Bessel beam – has been recorded for the first time. Femtosecond-domain temporal evolution of the image of two types of superluminal localized wave packets – the so-called Bessel-X pulse and the focused X wave – is studied theoretically. For the Bessel-X pulse the aperture truncation leads to appearance of twin pulses in the image plane. In the case of the focused X wave, the ring changes its colour revealing the full bandwidth of the ultrashort wave packet.
Keywords: Bessel beam, Bessel-X pulse, Fourier optics
PACS: 42.25.Fx, 42.25.Gy, 42.30.Kq


LAIKE IR ERDVĖJE APRIBOTŲ BESELIO PLUOŠTŲ VAIZDO FORMAVIMAS
O. Rebane, M. Lõhmus, P. Saari
Tartu universiteto Fizikos institutas, Tartu, Estija

Lęšio suformuotas radialiai apriboto Beselio pluošto Furjė vaizdas yra apskaičiuotas teoriškai ir palygintas su eksperimentiniais matavimo rezultatais. Jo ypatybė – silpna centrinė dėmė apertūrą perėjusio Beselio pluošto fokusuotame vaizde – užfiksuota pirmą kartą. Teoriškai tiriama dviejų tipų šviesos lokalizuotų bangų paketų – vadinamojo Beselio X impulso ir fokusuotosios X bangos – atvaizdo evoliucija femtosekundiniame diapazone. Beselio X impulso apertūrinis apribojimas sukelia dvigubų impulsų atsiradimą atvaizdo plokštumoje. Fokusuotosios X bangos atveju žiedas keičia spalvą, parodydamas visą ultratrumpųjų bangų paketo spektrinį plotį.


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