Airy beam propagation: autofocusing, quasi-adiffractional propagation, and self-healing
Jorge A. Anaya-Contreras, Arturo Zúñiga-Segundo, H. M. Moya-Cessa
Abstract
We study the propagation of superpositions of Airy beams and show that, by adequately choosing the parameters in the superposition, effects as opposite as autofocusing and quasi-adiffractional propagation may be obtained. We also give a simple analytical expression for free propagation of any initial field, based on so-called number states (eigenstates of the quantum harmonic oscillator), that allows us to study their self-healing properties.
Topics & Concepts
Airy beamSuperposition principlePhysicsEigenvalues and eigenvectorsOpticsBeam (structure)Quantum opticsHarmonic oscillatorQuantum mechanicsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications