Formation of High-energy Vortex Bessel Beams Using the Reflective Phase Element in the Sub-THz Range
摘要
In the paper for the first time a high-power vortex Bessel beam with a topological charge |l|= 5 have been formed using the phase reflective element and a gyrotron radiation at a frequency of 0.263 THz (wavelength 1.14 mm). The reflective element was the spiral phase plate manufactured by micromilling on an aluminum plate. In the experiment, the energy efficiency of converting the beam's Gaussian mode to a Bessel mode was approximately 80%. The reduced value is caused by the imperfection of the gyrotron beam's Gaussian mode and the inaccuracy of the phase element's manufacture. The obtained results demonstrate the potential of using reflective metal phase elements for the efficient generation of vortex Bessel beams and their application in sub-THz communication and photonics systems.