Propagation of Airy-related beams

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

M. I. Carvalho (Author) FEUP; M. Facão (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Optics Express

Vol. 18 No. 21

Pages: 21938-21949

ISSN: 1094-4087

Publisher: Optical Society of America

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Physical sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-1XQ

DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.021938

Abstract (EN): New types of finite energy Airy beams are proposed. We consider two different types of beams, namely, beams that are obtained as blocked and exponentially attenuated versions of Airy functions Ai and Bi, and beams of finite width but having the Airy functions typical phase. All of them show very interesting properties, such as parabolic trajectories for longer propagation distances, profile evolution exhibiting less diffraction, or better definiteness of the main peak, when compared with other finite energy Airy beams studied before.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific