Fourier-space generation of abruptly autofocusing beams and optical bottle beams

    Authors

    I. Chremmos; P. Zhang; J. Prakash; N. K. Efremidis; D. N. Christodoulides;Z. G. Chen

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Lett.

    Keywords

    AIRY BEAMS; WAVES; Optics

    Abstract

    We demonstrate analytically and experimentally that a circular abruptly autofocusing (AAF) Airy beam can be generated by Fourier-transforming an appropriately apodized Bessel beam whose radial oscillations are chirped by a cubic phase term. Depending on the relation between the chirp rate and the focal distance of the Fourier-transforming lens, it is possible to generate AAF beams with one or two foci, the latter case leading to the formation of an elegant paraboloid optical bottle. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America

    Journal Title

    Optics Letters

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    18

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    3675

    Last Page

    3677

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000294951100049

    ISSN

    0146-9592

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