Physical picture, pattern-control, and detection approach for tightly focused beams: In the view of Fourier optics

Abstract

We investigate the mechanism of the nonparaxial propagation of the tightly focused beams in the view of Fourier optics. It shows that it is the phase of the angular spectrum which induces the interesting evolution of the tightly focused beams. Based on the theory of Fourier optics, we propose an approach on controlling and detecting the focusing spot of the tightly focused beams.