Title :
Self-accelerating Bessel-like beams along arbitrary trajectories
Author :
Juanying Zhao ; Chremmos, Ioannis D. ; Peng Zhang ; Jingjiao Liu ; Dongmei Deng ; Yuanmei Gao ; Efremidis, Nikolaos K. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Zhigang Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate self-accelerating Bessel-like optical beams propagating along arbitrary trajectories in free space. Such beams possess nearly symmetric nondiffracting main lobes and exhibit self-healing properties, promising for a variety of applications.
Keywords :
light propagation; arbitrary trajectory; self-accelerating Bessel-like optical beams; self-healing properties; symmetric nondiffracting main lobes; Aerospace electronics; Educational institutions; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optimized production technology; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
