Dynamics Of Accelerating Bessel Solutions Of Maxwell'S Equations

Abstract

We investigate the propagation dynamics of accelerating beams that are shape-preserving solutions of the Maxwell equations, and explore the contribution of their evanescent field components in detail. Both apodized and non-apodized Bessel beam configurations are considered. We show that, in spite of the fact that their evanescent tails do not propagate, these nonparaxial beams can still accelerate along circular trajectories and can exhibit large deflections. Subsequently, our formulation is extended in other two-dimensional vectorial arrangements. The reported results can be useful in plasmonic and other subwavelength and near-field settings.

Publication Date

10-1-2016

Publication Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volume

33

Issue

10

Number of Pages

2047-2052

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.33.002047

Socpus ID

84989257486 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84989257486

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