The effect of astigmatism on the phase singularities of focused beams

The phase singularities of plane beams focused by an aperture lens with astigmatism are studied. Numerical calculation results are given to illustrate the dependence of phase singularities of focused plane beams on the astigmatic coefficient and the Fresnel number. It is shown that as the Fresnel number gradually increases, the phase singularities shift not only towards the z-axis but also towards the geometrical focal plane in the presence of astigmatism, whereas the phase singularities move along the focal plane and always line in the focal plane for the astigmatism-free case. With increasing astigmatic coefficient, the phase singularities shift not only towards the z-axis but also far away from the geometrical focal plane.