Light beats the spread: “non-diffracting” beams

✍ Scribed by M. Mazilu; D.James Stevenson; F. Gunn-Moore; K. Dholakia

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1018 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1863-8880
• DOI: 10.1002/lpor.200910019

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

“Non‐diffracting” beams do not spread as they propagate. This property is useful in many areas. Here, the theory, generation, properties, and applications of various “non‐diffracting” beams, including the Bessel beam, Mathieu beam, and Airy beam is reviewed. Applications include imaging, micromanipulation, nonlinear optics, and optical transfection.