Abstract:
We present the autofocusing and self-healing properties of aberration laser beams (ALBs) in a turbulent
media. The ALB is generated by a diffractive optical element (DOE) whose phase profile consists of radial
and periodic angular dependence, and then propagated through a turbulent media under weak, moderate,
and strong turbulence conditions. The theoretical calculations, numerical simulations, and experimental
results are presented. The results show that the presence of turbulence leads to distortion in the spatial
structure of ALBs, as well as causes beam wandering. However, the autofocusing properties of ALBs
remain invariant. Further, ALBs also possess self-healing abilities in free space as well as in a turbulent
media. The self-healing sustains reasonably well even when a large portion of ALB (approximately 60%)
is truncated. The distance requires for the self-healing of truncated ALBs remains the same for various
percentage of truncation. Particularly, for any amount of truncation up to approximately 60%, ALB selfheals by propagating up to autofocusing distance corresponding to a nontruncated beam.
