Title :
Generation of "optical bottle beams"
Author :
Arlt, J. ; Courtial, J. ; Padgett, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., St. Andrews Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The authors show that periodically along the propagation direction, the two component Bessel beams, with different sizes of central spot, destructively interfere to form localised intensity minima bounded in three dimensions by regions of higher intensity. We term a beam of this kind an "optical bottle beam" and believe that beams of this kind may have uses for atom trapping applications.
Keywords :
Bessel functions; laser beams; light interference; radiation pressure; atom trapping applications; central spot; destructive interference; localised intensity minima; optical bottle beams; propagation direction; two component Bessel beams; Acoustic beams; Astronomy; Equations; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834409
