• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 3, 82 (2014)
Pinghui Wu1,2,*, Chenghua Sui3, and and Wenhua Huang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Department of Optical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 2Department of Physics, Huzhou University, Huzhou 313000, China
  • 3Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.2.000082 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Pinghui Wu, Chenghua Sui, and Wenhua Huang, "Theoretical analysis of a quasi-Bessel beam for laser ablation," Photonics Res. 2, 82 (2014) Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of QBB generation with an axicon.
    Fig. 1. Schematic of QBB generation with an axicon.
    Calculated intensity profiles for an ideal axicon illuminated by a Gaussian beam. The inset shows the on-axis intensity along the propagation. Parameters for the calculated are w=2 mm, α=5°, n=1.5, and λ=1064 nm.
    Fig. 2. Calculated intensity profiles for an ideal axicon illuminated by a Gaussian beam. The inset shows the on-axis intensity along the propagation. Parameters for the calculated are w=2mm, α=5°, n=1.5, and λ=1064nm.
    Calculated fluence distribution for typical wavelengths for (a) α=5° and (b) α=10° at the distance zmax/2. The incident beam radius, pulse energy, and refractive index are w=2 mm, Q=100 μJ, and n=1.5, respectively.
    Fig. 3. Calculated fluence distribution for typical wavelengths for (a) α=5° and (b) α=10° at the distance zmax/2. The incident beam radius, pulse energy, and refractive index are w=2mm, Q=100μJ, and n=1.5, respectively.
    Beam diameter versus axicon base angle for typical wavelengths.
    Fig. 4. Beam diameter versus axicon base angle for typical wavelengths.
    Comparison of the oblate-tip axicon profile with the ideal axicon.
    Fig. 5. Comparison of the oblate-tip axicon profile with the ideal axicon.
    Comparison of the peak fluence for the ideal axicon (solid line) with the peak fluence for the oblate-tip axicon (dashed line) for input beam radii of (a) 2 mm and (b) 4 mm. Parameters for the calculated are α=5.6°, n=1.5, Q=1 mJ, and λ=1064 nm.
    Fig. 6. Comparison of the peak fluence for the ideal axicon (solid line) with the peak fluence for the oblate-tip axicon (dashed line) for input beam radii of (a) 2 mm and (b) 4 mm. Parameters for the calculated are α=5.6°, n=1.5, Q=1mJ, and λ=1064nm.