Title :
Self-similar parabolic scaling beams in free space
Author :
Nan Gao ; Changqing Xie
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Nano-Fabrication & Novel Devices Integrated Technol., Inst. of Microelectron., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We generalize the concept of diffraction free beams to self-similar scaling solutions, whose beam width scale parabolically during propagation. Utilizing the linearity of free space, these beams are easily realized using binary diffractive optics.
Keywords :
laser beams; light diffraction; light propagation; beam propagation; binary diffractive optics; diffraction free beams; free space; self-similar parabolic scaling beams; self-similar scaling solutions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
