Phase singularities and spectral switches of focused higher-order Bessel-Gauss pulsed beams.

The phase singularities and spectral switches of focused higher-order Bessel-Gauss pulsed beams are studied. Numerical calculation results are given to illustrate the dependence of phase singularities and spectral switches of focused higher-order Bessel-Gauss pulsed beams on the truncation parameter, topological charge, spatial parameter and propagation distance. It is shown that there always exists an optical vortex at the center of focused higher-order Bessel-Gauss pulsed beams and the topological charge is conserved during the propagation. The spectral switch appears in the neighborhood of the zero- or minimum-intensity position. With increasing topological charge or spatial parameter, the size of the vortex core increases and the spectral transition height decreases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]