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Light beats the spread: “non‐diffracting” beams
Author(s) -
Mazilu M.,
Stevenson D.James,
GunnMoore F.,
Dholakia K.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.200910019
Subject(s) - airy beam , bessel beam , optics , beam (structure) , physics , nonlinear optics , diffraction , bessel function , light beam , nonlinear system , physical optics , laser , quantum mechanics
“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.