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Diffraction resisting zero-order Bessel-like and higher-order vortex Bessel-like beams with arbitrary trajectories

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Optical beams of the Bessel-type can counteract diffraction and thus maintain their profile during propagation and for this reason they have attracted considerable attention [1]. In terms of applications, Bessel beams have been studied in connection to particle manipulation, filamentation, and microscopy among others [2]. Such beams follow straight trajectories even though waves with Bessel-like profile have also been shown to follow spiraling and snaking trajectories [3]. The purpose of this work is to show that it is possible to generate linear and nonlinear diffraction-resisting Bessel-like beams and higher-order vortex Bessel-like beams with arbitrary trajectories and a remarkably invariant main lobe. Furthermore, we experimentally verify the predicted phenomena.

Source: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)

DOI: 10.1109/cleoe-iqec.2013.6800875

Authors: Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Ioannis D. Chremmos, Juanying Zhao, Zhigang Chen, Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Institutions: University of Crete, San Francisco State University, University of Central Florida

Language: English

Topic: Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2052014856

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