Title :
Diffraction-resisting Vortex Bessel beams with arbitrary trajectories
Author :
Chremmos, Ioannis D. ; Juanying Zhao ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N. ; Zhigang Chen ; Efremidis, Nikolaos K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Math., Univ. of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Abstract :
We theoretically show that it is possible to generate diffraction-resisting higher order Bessel beams with vortex profiles that follow arbitrary trajectories. Our theoretical results are supported by numerical simulations and agree well with experimental observations.
Keywords :
laser beams; light diffraction; optical vortices; arbitrary trajectories; diffraction-resisting higher order Bessel beams; numerical simulations; Acceleration; Educational institutions; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical vortices; Optimized production technology; Trajectory;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA