• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 58, Issue 19, 1912004 (2021)
Jingbo Ma1, Peng Li1、2、*, Ziheng Zhou1, Xianwei Han3, Zhenkun Wu1、2, Shuxi Dai1、2, and Yuzong Gu1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Research Center for Physics of 2D Opto-Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng , Henan 475004, China
  • 2International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, Kaifeng , Henan 475004, China
  • 3Department of Measurement & Control Technology and Instrument, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng , Henan 475004, China.
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    Jingbo Ma, Peng Li, Ziheng Zhou, Xianwei Han, Zhenkun Wu, Shuxi Dai, Yuzong Gu. Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Measurement of Laguerre-Gaussian Vortex Spot Size Using Knife-Edge Method[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(19): 1912004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Intensity and phase distributions under different radial index p and topological charge l
    Fig. 1. Intensity and phase distributions under different radial index p and topological charge l
    Intensity distributions of LG0lvortex beams along x (y)-direction with different TCs. (a) w00=1 mm; (b) w0l=1 mm
    Fig. 2. Intensity distributions of LG0lvortex beams along x (y)-direction with different TCs. (a) w00=1 mm; (b) w0l=1 mm
    Schematic diagram of measuring spot radius of LG0l vortex beam by knife-edge method. (a) Blade moves in x-direction; (b) blade moves in y-direction
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of measuring spot radius of LG0l vortex beam by knife-edge method. (a) Blade moves in x-direction; (b) blade moves in y-direction
    Curves of normalized power of LG0l vortex beam versus the shifted position in x(y)-direction
    Fig. 4. Curves of normalized power of LG0l vortex beam versus the shifted position in x(y)-direction
    Experimental setup of measuring spot radius of LG0l vortex beam by knife-edge method
    Fig. 5. Experimental setup of measuring spot radius of LG0l vortex beam by knife-edge method
    Spot images of different beams. (a)Image of fundamental Gaussian beam (l =0); (b) image of vortex beam with l =1; (c) image of vortex beam with l =2
    Fig. 6. Spot images of different beams. (a)Image of fundamental Gaussian beam (l =0); (b) image of vortex beam with l =1; (c) image of vortex beam with l =2
    Intensity distribution curve of fundamental Gaussian beam (l=0). (a)(b) Distribution curves in x- and y-directions at z=0, respectively; (c)(d) distribution curves in x- and y-directions at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Fig. 7. Intensity distribution curve of fundamental Gaussian beam (l=0). (a)(b) Distribution curves in x- and y-directions at z=0, respectively; (c)(d) distribution curves in x- and y-directions at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Intensity distribution curve of LG01 vortex beam (l=1). (a) (b) Distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=0, respectively; (c) (d) distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Fig. 8. Intensity distribution curve of LG01 vortex beam (l=1). (a) (b) Distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=0, respectively; (c) (d) distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Intensity distribution curve of LG02 vortex beam (l=2). (a)(b) Distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=0, respectively; (c)(d) distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Fig. 9. Intensity distribution curve of LG02 vortex beam (l=2). (a)(b) Distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=0, respectively; (c)(d) distribution curves in x-direction and y-direction at z=100 mm, respectively.
    Topological charge l

    Beam

    waist

    z=0z=100 mm
    x-directiony-directionx-directiony-direction
    l=0w00720770820850
    l=1w00495520620650
    w01700735877919
    l=2w00345380470501
    w02598658814868
    Table 1. Spot radii in theoretical fitting of different beams
    Jingbo Ma, Peng Li, Ziheng Zhou, Xianwei Han, Zhenkun Wu, Shuxi Dai, Yuzong Gu. Theoretical and Experimental Study on the Measurement of Laguerre-Gaussian Vortex Spot Size Using Knife-Edge Method[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(19): 1912004
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