Simulation Studying Effects of Multiple Primary Aberrations on Donut-shaped Gaussian Beam

Chen Zhang, Kaige Wang, Jintao Bai, Yong Liu, Guiren Wang

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, United States.
Institute of Photonics & Photo-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an, China.

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.32B001                

Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate the variation of donut-shaped depletion pattern which influenced by multiple primary aberrations. The simulation is base on a common stimulation emission of depletion (STED) system composed by Gaussian laser and vortex phase plate. The simulation results are helpful guidelines for analyzing the aberration of depletion patterns in real situations.

Keywords

Donut Shaped; Depletion Pattern; Primary Aberration; Gaussian Laser; Phase Plate

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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