• DocumentCode
    2269349
  • Title

    Observation of accelerating Airy beam ballistics

  • Author

    Siviloglou, G.A. ; Broky, J. ; Dogariu, A. ; Christodoulides, D.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate experimentally that Airy beams can perform ballistic dynamics in a way totally analogous to that of projectiles moving under the action of gravity. The possibility of circumventing opaque obstacles is discussed.
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; light propagation; accelerating airy beam ballistics; ballistic dynamics; circumventing opaque obstacles; Acceleration; Gravity; Lenses; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Particle beams; Projectiles; Schrodinger equation; (050.1940) Diffraction; (350.5500) Propagation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572955
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2269349