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Uniform-intensity axicon: A lens coded with a symmetrically cubic phase plate

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In this paper, an axicon, which is combined a symmetrically cubic phase plate with a perfect lens, is introduced. Based on stationary phase method and the numerical calculation, the diffraction field behind the axicon is investigated. It is shown that, by using this kind of axicons, we can obtain the uniform-intensity focal segment within the desired range.

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  1. Department of Physics, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362011, P.R. China

    Jixiong Pu

  2. Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362011, P.R. China

    Huihua Zhang

  3. Institute of Information Sciences & Electronics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan

    Shojiro Nemoto

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Pu, J., Zhang, H. & Nemoto, S. Uniform-intensity axicon: A lens coded with a symmetrically cubic phase plate. Optical and Quantum Electronics 33, 653–660 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011020907522

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