Title
Abruptly autofocusing waves
Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Lett.
Keywords
FEMTOSECOND; PULSES; LIGHT; AIR; Optics
Abstract
We introduce a new class of (2 + 1)D spatial and (3 + 1)D spatiotemporal waves that tend to autofocus in an abrupt fashion. While the maximum intensity of such a radial wave remains almost constant during propagation, it suddenly increases by orders of magnitude right before its focal point. These waves can be generated through the use of radially symmetric Airy waves or by appropriately superimposing Airy wave packets. Possible applications of such abruptly focusing beams are also discussed. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America
Journal Title
Optics Letters
Volume
35
Issue/Number
23
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
4045
Last Page
4047
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0146-9592
Recommended Citation
"Abruptly autofocusing waves" (2010). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 132.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/132
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