Bessel beams from semiconductor light sources

G.S. Sokolovskii, V.V Dudelev, S.N. Losev, K.K. Soboleva, A.G. Deryagin, K.A. Fedorova, V.I. Kuchinskii, W. Sibbett, E.U. Rafailov

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Abstract

We report on recent progress in the generation of non-diffracting (Bessel) beams from semiconductor light sources including both edge-emitting and surface-emitting semiconductor lasers as well as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Bessel beams at the power level of Watts with central lobe diameters of a few to tens of micrometers were achieved from compact and highly efficient lasers. The practicality of reducing the central lobe size of the Bessel beam generated with high-power broad-stripe semiconductor lasers and LEDs to a level unachievable by means of traditional focusing has been demonstrated. We also discuss an approach to exceed the limit of power density for the focusing of radiation with high beam propagation parameter M2. Finally, we consider the potential of the semiconductor lasers for applications in optical trapping/tweezing and the perspectives to replace their gas and solid-state laser counterparts for a range of implementations in optical manipulation towards lab-on-chip configurations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)157-188
Number of pages32
JournalProgress in Quantum Electronics
Volume38
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2014

Bibliographical note

Funding: European Community׳s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) through SeNDBeams (Grant agreement no. 255646) and FAST-DOT (Grant agreement no. 224338) projects

Keywords

  • Bessel beams
  • light-emitting diodes
  • semiconductor lasers

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