Title :
Young´s Interference Experiment with Ultrashort-Pulsed Bessel Beams
Author :
Grunwald, Rüdiger ; Neumann, Uwe ; Bock, Martin ; Steinmeyer, Günter
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. for Nonlinear Opt. & Short-Pulse Spectrosc., Berlin
Abstract :
Young´s experiment was performed with multiple ultrashort-pulsed Bessel-like beams. The pseudo-nondiffracting nature of such beams is confirmed in a self-apodizing setup, with aperture diameters matched to the first field minimum and significantly reduced diffraction contrast.
Keywords :
Bessel functions; light diffraction; light interference; Young interference; aperture diameters; diffraction contrast; pseudo nondiffracting nature; self apodizing setup; ultrashort pulsed Bessel beams; Apertures; Cameras; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Silicon compounds; Transmission line matrix methods; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452828
