Title :
Evolution dynamics of vectorial Bessel beams
Author :
Aleahmad, Parinaz ; Cessa, Hector Moya ; Miri, Mohammad-Ali ; Perez-Leija, A. ; Kaminer, Ido ; Segev, Mordechai ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the acceleration dynamics of non-paraxial Bessel beams. We show that this acceleration behavior can persist even in the presence of evanescent components. Our study can be useful in plasmonic and other sub-wavelength settings.
Keywords :
Bessel functions; light propagation; plasmonics; acceleration behavior; acceleration dynamics; evanescent components; evolution dynamics; nonparaxial Bessel beams; plasmonic settings; subwavelength settings; vectorial Bessel beams; Acceleration; Color; Diffraction; Optical diffraction; Optical surface waves; Particle beams; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
