Title :
Mathieu and Weber accelerating beams beyond the paraxial limit
Author :
Peng Zhang ; Yi Hu ; Tongcang Li ; Cannan, Drake ; Xiaobo Yin ; Morandotti, Roberto ; Zhigang Chen ; Xiang Zhang
Author_Institution :
NSF Nanoscale Sci. & Eng. Center, Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber accelerating beams, generalizing the concept of previously found accelerating beams. Such beams bend into large angles along elliptical or parabolic trajectories but still retain nondiffracting and self-healing capabilities.
Keywords :
light propagation; Mathieu accelerating beams; Weber accelerating beams; elliptical trajectory; nondiffracting capability; parabolic trajectory; self-healing capability; Acceleration; Approximation methods; Educational institutions; Nanoscale devices; Optimized production technology; Particle beams; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
