Properties of the Poynting vector for invariant beams: negative propagation in Weber beams

DOI10.1016/J.WAVEMOTI.2018.02.003MaRDI QIDQ2191007zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Irving Rondón-Ojeda, Francisco Soto-Eguibar

Publication date 23 June 2020

Published in Wave Motion (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.03536

zbMATH Keywords

optical forcesscalar potentialsnegative propagationnon-diffracting beamsWeber beams

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation (35J05) Maxwell equations (35Q61) Waves and radiation in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A40)

Abstract: Negative propagation is an uncommon response produced by the local sign change in Poynting vector components. We present a general Poynting vector expression for all invariant beams with cylindrical symmetry using scalar potentials in order to evaluate the possibility of negative propagation. We analyze the plausibility of negative propagation being independent of mode mixing; we study Weber beams as a particular case. The study of this negative effect allow us to advance in the field of micro manipulation and understanding of optical forces. Applications of these beams are discussed.

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