Title

Airy Beams: A New Class Of Optical Waves

Abstract

The force-free Schrödinger equation can exhibit a non-spreading Airy wavepacket solution, which has the ability to freely accelerate during propagation, even in the absence of any external potential. These beams can follow parabolic trajectories in such a way that is similar to the ballistics of projectiles moving under the action of gravity. Their center of gravity moves on straight lines in perfect agreement with Ehrenfest's theorem. Airy packets can also self-heal during propagation. Their asymmetric intensity pattern could prove advantageous in near-field microscopy. These patterns could also prove useful even in one-dimension, and could lead to ultrafset non-dispersive airy pulses or spatiotemporal optical bullets.

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Optics and Photonics News

Volume

19

Issue

12

Number of Pages

21-

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/OPN.19.12.000021

Socpus ID

60749099809 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/60749099809

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