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Generation of nearly diffraction-free laser beams

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Laser beams which behave like the so-called diffraction-free beams have been generated by an argon ion laser with a new type of cavity. They have almost the same intensity distributions and propagation characteristics as those predicted for the Bessel-Gauss beams which were introduced recently. Beams corresponding not only to the lowestorder but also to higher-order Bessel-Gauss beams have been obtained.

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  1. H. Kikuchi

    Present address: NTT Electrical Communication Laboratories, 238-03, Yokosuka, Japan

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, 223, Yokohama, Japan

    K. Uehara & H. Kikuchi

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Uehara, K., Kikuchi, H. Generation of nearly diffraction-free laser beams. Appl. Phys. B 48, 125–129 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00692137

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