Title :
Nonparaxial Bessel-like beams following curved trajectories
Author :
Efremidis, Nikolaos K. ; Chremmos, Ioannis D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Math., Univ. of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Abstract :
We introduce a new class of nonparaxial optical beams with a Bessel-like profile that are capable to laterally shift along fairly arbitrary trajectories during propagation in free space. Numerical simulations confirm our theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
laser beams; light propagation; numerical analysis; Bessel-like profile; arbitrary trajectories; curved trajectories; free space propagation; nonparaxial Bessel-like beams; nonparaxial optical beams; numerical simulations; Acceleration; Numerical simulation; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optimized production technology; Particle beams; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
