Nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber accelerating beams

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.109.193901arXiv1210.6302WikidataQ59457529 ScholiaQ59457529MaRDI QIDQ6236597FDOQ6236597

R. Morandotti, Xiaobo Yin, Yi Hu, Drake Cannan, Zhi-Gang Chen, Author name not available (Why is that?), Xiang Zhang

Publication date: 23 October 2012

Abstract: We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber accelerating beams, generalizing the concept of previously found accelerating beams. We show that such beams bend into large angles along circular, elliptical or parabolic trajectories but still retain nondiffracting and self-healing capabilities. The circular nonparaxial accelerating beams can be considered as a special case of the Mathieu accelerating beams, while an Airy beam is only a special case of the Weber beams at the paraxial limit. Not only generalized nonparaxial accelerating beams open up many possibilities of beam engineering for applications, but the fundamental concept developed here can be applied to other linear wave systems in nature, ranging from electromagnetic and elastic waves to matter waves.

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