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Three dimensional optical cage formed by TEM01 mode radially polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beam

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Based on the vector diffraction theory, the focusing intensity distribution of TEM01 mode radially polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beams in the focal region is investigated theoretically. By setting the parameters of the complex pupil filter at the pupil plane purposely, a single three-dimensional (3D) optical cage with symmetrical intensity along the z and x axes and the contrast ratio of 0.5 is obtained. Moreover, by optimizing the parameters of pupil filter, multi-three-dimensional optical cages with more excellent quality, such as the contrast ratio of the central optical cage reaching into 0.85, are achieved. In addition, the explanations of how the complex pupil filter affects the focal intensity are also given.

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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB707504), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60807007), the Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China (201033), the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation for Young Teachers in the Higher Education Institutions of China (121010), and the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (S30502).

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optics System, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, 516 Jungong Rd, 200093, Shanghai, China

    Hanming Guo, Xiaoyu Weng, Xiangmei Dong, Guorong Sui, Xiumin Gao & Songlin Zhuang

  2. Electronics and Information College, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Xiumin Gao

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Guo, H., Weng, X., Dong, X. et al. Three dimensional optical cage formed by TEM01 mode radially polarized Laguerre-Gaussian beam. J Opt 40, 206–212 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12596-011-0055-8

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