Abstract

Designs based on single diffractive-optical-elements for obtaining flat-top laser intensity distributions that remain constant over a long range during free-space propagation are presented. Flat-top beams with different orders n exhibit a different range of propagation. For various working distances z, the resulting flat-top beam yields a different depth of focus. By controlling spectral properties of laser distributions, it is possible to maintain invariant flat-top intensity distributions for relatively long propagation distances.

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