Generation of Droplet Quasi-Bessel Beams Using a Semiconductor Laser
- Authors: Kognovitskaya E.A.1, Zadiranov Y.M.2, Deryagin N.G.2, Dudelev V.V.2, Kuchinskii V.I.2, Sokolovskii G.S.2, Chistyakov D.V.3, Losev S.N.2, Abdulrazak S.H.2, Myl’nikov V.Y.2
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Affiliations:
- St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University LETI
- Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
- St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics
- Issue: Vol 127, No 5 (2019)
- Pages: 848-853
- Section: Spectroscopy of Condensed States
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/0030-400X/article/view/166149
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0030400X19110079
- ID: 166149
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Abstract
A method for generation of droplet quasi-Bessel beams using a conical lens with a rounded tip is demonstrated. The study of the longitudinal distribution of the intensity of the obtained quasi-Bessel beam showed that, due to the interference of two wavefronts that occurred as the generating beam passed through the rounded axicon, periodical intensity pulsations that looked like “drops” of light occurred in the resulting beam. These light beams can be used for micromanipulation of biological objects and in super-resolution microscopy. The application of an axicon with a rounded tip for generation of a droplet beam allows considerable simplification and miniaturization of the experimental setup, which paves the way for multiple practical applications.
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E. A. Kognovitskaya
St. Petersburg State Electrotechnical University LETI
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197021
Yu. M. Zadiranov
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
N. G. Deryagin
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. V. Dudelev
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. I. Kuchinskii
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
G. S. Sokolovskii
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
D. V. Chistyakov
St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 197191
S. N. Losev
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
S. H. Abdulrazak
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. Yu. Myl’nikov
Ioffe Physical Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: gs@mail.ioffe.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021
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