Title :
Generation and self-trapping of optical propelling beams
Author :
Zhang, Peng ; Huang, Simon ; Hu, Yi ; Hernandez, Daniel ; Yoshihara, Masami ; Zhigang Chen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA, USA
Abstract :
We generate optical beams with rotating intensity blades, namely “optical propellers”, by employing Moiré technique. Such rotating beams are controlled by SLM without mechanical movement or phase-sensitive interference. Self-trapping of propelling beams is also demonstrated.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Blades; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical vortices; Propellers; Propulsion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
