We study the Bessel-like beam generator (BBG) exploiting a large-diameter fiber optic platform. The Bessel-like beam is the laser with a specific intensity profile similar to the square of zeroth-order Bessel function, [J0(x)]2 , and has a nondiffractive property. This device is based on the φ=200 microns coreless silica fiber (CSF), which has a larger dimension than generally used optical fiber with 125 microns cladding diameter. As a Gaussian beam from single-mode fiber (SMF) propagates along with this large-diameter CSF, it was successfully converted into a Bessel-like beam serving more lobes than the other all-fiber BBG previously reported. A large number of the lobes can provide a longer nondiffractive length of the Bessel-like beam but, more optical power is required as the beam area gets larger, generating undesirable laser-induced heating in H2O. To solve this problem, we used an 852nm laser which is the wavelength with a small absorption coefficient of water. This enables to reduce of the photothermal effect in the aqueous application of this all-fiber BBG. In this paper, the fabrication of the all-fiber large-diameter BBG and its principle are presented. The photothermal generation in water by the BBG is numerically analyzed for two different wavelengths, 852nm, and 976nm. Furthermore, this photonic device is utilized as an optical tweezer in H2O, discovering its feasibility for an aqueous environment.
Optical tweezing technology is used for versatile micro-nano particle manipulations. For trajectory control, a variety of
self-accelerating beams with bending trajectory have been investigated. However, because of their imperfection of low
curvature in microscopic environment, we devised new all-fiber self-accelerating Bessel-like beam generator enhanced
with high curvature. This research would contribute to living cell or micro particle manipulation.
Airy beam has been attracting the attention of current researchers for its unique characteristics such as self-healing
property, non-diffractive nature, and self-accelerating beam trajectory. Normally, this special beam is studied based on a
bulk optic platform using a spatial light modulator or cylindrical lens. Here, we propose the generation of a fiber optic onedimensional
Airy-like beam using a micro-scale cylindrical lens. Experimental measurements demonstrated that the beam
profile had a light distribution similar to the Airy function. Furthermore, its intensity demonstrated a curved trajectory,
which originates from the self-accelerating nature of the Airy-like beam.
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