Abstract

Bessel beams have garnered significant interest due to their unique diffraction-free properties and extensive potential applications. In this work, we propose a spatial domain phase modulation theory to achieve diffraction-free distance enhancement of Bessel beams, overcoming the limitation of the traditional methods due to the inability to infinitely decrease the wave vector angle. The traditional formula for non-diffraction distance is also modified. Simulation results demonstrate that our proposed scheme can significantly increase the maximum diffraction-free distance of zero-order and higher-order Bessel beams by more than two times, while ensuring the self-healing property of Bessel beams. Furthermore, our proposed scheme is not restricted to specific systems or limited to the optical wavelength range. This implies that the results have great applicative potential in long-distance free-space optical communication and wireless energy transmission.

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