Abstract

It is of great significance to solve the problem that improving autofocusing ability is always at the cost of shortening focal length. By introducing a linear chirp into a ring Airyprime beam array, an optimization scheme to simultaneously achieve the enhancement of autofocusing ability and the extension of focal length is proposed. The autofocusing ability can be enhanced by up to 72.28%, and the corresponding focal length is extended by 34.81%. The focal length can be extended by 110.28% at most, and the corresponding autofocusing ability is improved by 48.59%. To verify the feasibility of this scheme, we have carried out an experiment for the generation of a ring Airyprime beam array with a linear chirp, and the experimental results for autofocusing ability and focal length are in good agreement with theoretical results. Our findings have potential applications in many aspects, such as free space optical communication.

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