Title :
Cartesian decomposition of high-order Bessel beams: A new class of nondiffracting beams
Author :
Caetano, D.P. ; Soares, W.C. ; Hickmann, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fis., Univ. Fed. de Alagoas, Maceio
Abstract :
Based on the decomposition of high-order Bessel beams we demonstrated a class of beams which are solution of the exact Helmholtz equation in Cartesian coordinates. Our results suggest a new class of nondiffracting beams.
Keywords :
Helmholtz equations; laser beams; Cartesian coordinates; Cartesian decomposition; Helmholtz equation; high-order Bessel beams; nondiffracting beams; Bifurcation; Diffraction; Equations; Interference; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Polynomials; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (030.6600) Statistical optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628598
