Airy beams and accelerating waves: an overview of recent advances
Over the last dozen years, the area of accelerating waves has made considerable advances
not only in terms of fundamentals and experimental demonstrations, but also in connection …
not only in terms of fundamentals and experimental demonstrations, but also in connection …
Simultaneous optical trap** and imaging in the axial plane: a review of current progress
Optical trap** has become a powerful tool in numerous fields such as biology, physics,
chemistry, etc. In conventional optical trap** systems, trap** and imaging share the …
chemistry, etc. In conventional optical trap** systems, trap** and imaging share the …
Laser-assisted guiding of electric discharges around objects
Electric breakdown in air occurs for electric fields exceeding 34 kV/cm and results in a large
current surge that propagates along unpredictable trajectories. Guiding such currents across …
current surge that propagates along unpredictable trajectories. Guiding such currents across …
Accelerated rotation with orbital angular momentum modes
We introduce a class of light field that angularly accelerates during propagation. We show
that the acceleration (deceleration) may be controlled by adjustment of a single parameter …
that the acceleration (deceleration) may be controlled by adjustment of a single parameter …
On-Chip Meta-Optics for Engineering Arbitrary Trajectories with Longitudinal Polarization Variation
On-chip integrated meta-optics promise to achieve high-performance and compact
integrated photonic devices. To arbitrarily engineer the optical trajectory along the …
integrated photonic devices. To arbitrarily engineer the optical trajectory along the …
Use of dielectric metasurfaces to generate deep‐subwavelength nondiffractive bessel‐like beams with arbitrary trajectories and ultralarge deflection
For decades, accelerating beams have attracted considerable interest in fundamental
physics and in various emerging applications. However, not only are conventional …
physics and in various emerging applications. However, not only are conventional …
Non-diffraction self-acceleration beams with customized transverse intensity profiles based on 3-D-printed meta-structure
M Qu, W Li, Y Xu, J Su, V Nayyeri - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, two 3-D-printed all-dielectric meta-structures that can produce diffraction-free
self-acceleration beams with different transverse intensity profiles are proposed in the …
self-acceleration beams with different transverse intensity profiles are proposed in the …
Autofocusing Pearcey-like vortex beam along a parabolic trajectory
A new type of Pearcey-like vortex beam, generated by the appropriate phase modulation of
the optical wavefront, which propagates along a predesigned parabolic trajectory in the free …
the optical wavefront, which propagates along a predesigned parabolic trajectory in the free …
Sha** convex edges in borosilicate glass by single pass perforation with an Airy beam
We demonstrate curved modifications with lengths of up to 2 mm within borosilicate glass
produced by single 1030 nm picosecond laser shots with an Airy beam profile. Plasma …
produced by single 1030 nm picosecond laser shots with an Airy beam profile. Plasma …
Incoherent self-accelerating beams
Self-accelerating optical beams form as a direct outcome of interference, initiated by a
predesigned initial condition. In a similar fashion, quantum mechanical particles exhibit force …
predesigned initial condition. In a similar fashion, quantum mechanical particles exhibit force …