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Bessel-Gauss beams
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In this paper, a new type of solution of the paraxial wave equation is presented, which encompasses as limiting cases both the diffraction-free beam and the gaussian beam.About:
This article is published in Optics Communications.The article was published on 1987-12-15. It has received 817 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: M squared & Gaussian beam.read more
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Cylindrical vector beams: from mathematical concepts to applications
TL;DR: An overview of the recent developments in the field of cylindrical vector beams is provided in this paper, where the authors also discuss the potential of using these beams in other fields.
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Accelerating finite energy Airy beams
TL;DR: This work investigates the acceleration dynamics of quasi-diffraction-free Airy beams in both one- and two-dimensional configurations and shows that this class of finite energy waves can retain their intensity features over several diffraction lengths.
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Realization of general nondiffracting beams with computer-generated holograms
TL;DR: This work shows by the method of stationary phase that any of these wave fields can be realized approximately with a laser and a single computer-generated hologram, and demonstrates experimentally the formation of arbitrary-order Bessel beams and rotationally nonsymmetric beams.
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Airy–Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets
TL;DR: In this paper, the first observation of a class of versatile three-dimensional linear light "bullets" was reported, where Bessel beams in the transverse plane with temporal Airy pulses were used to generate spatiotemporal optical wave packets resistant to both dispersion and diffraction.
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Production and uses of diffractionless beams
R. M. Herman,T. A. Wiggins +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed to obtain intense optical fields, whose form shows little change in size over long paths, through the use of either conical lenses or spherical lenses showing spherical aberration together with a single projecting lens.
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Principles of Optics
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss various topics about optics, such as geometrical theories, image forming instruments, and optics of metals and crystals, including interference, interferometers, and diffraction.
Principles of Optics
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss various topics about optics, such as geometrical theories, image forming instruments, and optics of metals and crystals, including interference, interferometers, and diffraction.
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Diffraction-free beams.
TL;DR: The first experimental investigation of nondiffracting beams, with beam spots as small as a few wavelengths, can exist and propagate in free space, is reported.