Abstract

New types of finite energy Airy beams are proposed. We consider two different types of beams, namely, beams that are obtained as blocked and exponentially attenuated versions of Airy functions Ai and Bi, and beams of finite width but having the Airy functions typical phase. All of them show very interesting properties, such as parabolic trajectories for longer propagation distances, profile evolution exhibiting less diffraction, or better definiteness of the main peak, when compared with other finite energy Airy beams studied before.

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2007 (4)

1996 (1)

K. Unnikrishnan and A. R. P. Rau, “Uniqueness of the Airy packet in quantum mechamics,” Am. J. Phys. 64, 1034–1035 (1996).
[Crossref]

1992 (1)

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1987 (3)

J. Durin, “Exact solutions for nondiffracting beams. I. The scalar theory,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 4, 651–654 (1987).
[Crossref]

J. Durnin, J. J. Miceli, and J. H. Eberly, “Diffraction-free beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1499–1501 (1987).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Gori, G. Guattari, and C. Padovani, “Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 64, 491–495 (1987).
[Crossref]

1979 (1)

M. V. Berry and N. L. Balazs, “Nonspreading wave packets,” Am. J. Phys. 47, 264–267 (1979).
[Crossref]

1965 (1)

M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, Handbook of mathematical functions (Dover, 1965).

Abramowitz, M.

M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, Handbook of mathematical functions (Dover, 1965).

Acebal, P.

Alfano, R. R.

Allen, L.

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Arie, A.

I. Dolev, T. Ellenbogen, and A. Arie, “Switching the acceleration direction of Airy beams by a nonlinear optical process,” Opt. Lett. 35, 1581–1583 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Ellenbogen, N. Voloch-Bloch, A. Ganany-Padowicz, and A. Arie, “Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams,” Nature Photonics 3, 395–398 (2009).
[Crossref]

Balazs, N. L.

M. V. Berry and N. L. Balazs, “Nonspreading wave packets,” Am. J. Phys. 47, 264–267 (1979).
[Crossref]

Bandres, M. A.

Baumgartl, J.

J. Baumgartl, M. Mazilu, and K. Dholakia, “Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets,” Nature Photonics 2, 675–678 (2008).
[Crossref]

Beijersbergen, M. W.

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Berry, M. V.

M. V. Berry and N. L. Balazs, “Nonspreading wave packets,” Am. J. Phys. 47, 264–267 (1979).
[Crossref]

Besieris, I. M.

Blaya, S.

Broky, J.

Carretero, L.

Chen, Z.

Chong, A.

A. Chong, W. H. Renninger, D. N. Christodoulides, and F. W. Wise, “Airy-Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets,” Nature Photonics 4, 103–106 (2010).
[Crossref]

Christodoulides, D. N.

Cottrell, D. M.

Davis, J. A.

Dholakia, K.

J. Baumgartl, M. Mazilu, and K. Dholakia, “Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets,” Nature Photonics 2, 675–678 (2008).
[Crossref]

Dogariu, A.

Dolev, I.

Durin, J.

Durnin, J.

J. Durnin, J. J. Miceli, and J. H. Eberly, “Diffraction-free beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1499–1501 (1987).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Eberly, J. H.

J. Durnin, J. J. Miceli, and J. H. Eberly, “Diffraction-free beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1499–1501 (1987).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Ellenbogen, T.

I. Dolev, T. Ellenbogen, and A. Arie, “Switching the acceleration direction of Airy beams by a nonlinear optical process,” Opt. Lett. 35, 1581–1583 (2010).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Ellenbogen, N. Voloch-Bloch, A. Ganany-Padowicz, and A. Arie, “Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams,” Nature Photonics 3, 395–398 (2009).
[Crossref]

Fimia, A.

Ganany-Padowicz, A.

T. Ellenbogen, N. Voloch-Bloch, A. Ganany-Padowicz, and A. Arie, “Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams,” Nature Photonics 3, 395–398 (2009).
[Crossref]

Garcia, C.

Gori, F.

F. Gori, G. Guattari, and C. Padovani, “Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 64, 491–495 (1987).
[Crossref]

Guattari, G.

F. Gori, G. Guattari, and C. Padovani, “Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 64, 491–495 (1987).
[Crossref]

Gutiérrez-Vega, J. C.

Hu, Y.

Huang, S.

Lou, C.

Madrigal, R.

Mazilu, M.

J. Baumgartl, M. Mazilu, and K. Dholakia, “Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets,” Nature Photonics 2, 675–678 (2008).
[Crossref]

Miceli, J. J.

J. Durnin, J. J. Miceli, and J. H. Eberly, “Diffraction-free beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1499–1501 (1987).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Mitry, M. J.

Murciano, A.

Padovani, C.

F. Gori, G. Guattari, and C. Padovani, “Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 64, 491–495 (1987).
[Crossref]

Rau, A. R. P.

D. M. Cottrell and A. R. P. Rau, “Direct generation of accelerating Airy beams using a 3/2 phase-only pattern,” Opt. Lett. 34, 2634–2636 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Unnikrishnan and A. R. P. Rau, “Uniqueness of the Airy packet in quantum mechamics,” Am. J. Phys. 64, 1034–1035 (1996).
[Crossref]

Renninger, W. H.

A. Chong, W. H. Renninger, D. N. Christodoulides, and F. W. Wise, “Airy-Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets,” Nature Photonics 4, 103–106 (2010).
[Crossref]

Salandrino, A.

Shaarawi, A. M.

Siviloglou, G. A.

Spreeuw, R. J. C.

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Stegun, I. A.

M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, Handbook of mathematical functions (Dover, 1965).

Sztul, H. I.

Unnikrishnan, K.

K. Unnikrishnan and A. R. P. Rau, “Uniqueness of the Airy packet in quantum mechamics,” Am. J. Phys. 64, 1034–1035 (1996).
[Crossref]

Voloch-Bloch, N.

T. Ellenbogen, N. Voloch-Bloch, A. Ganany-Padowicz, and A. Arie, “Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams,” Nature Photonics 3, 395–398 (2009).
[Crossref]

Wise, F. W.

A. Chong, W. H. Renninger, D. N. Christodoulides, and F. W. Wise, “Airy-Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets,” Nature Photonics 4, 103–106 (2010).
[Crossref]

Woerdman, J. P.

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Xu, J.

Zhang, P.

Am. J. Phys. (2)

M. V. Berry and N. L. Balazs, “Nonspreading wave packets,” Am. J. Phys. 47, 264–267 (1979).
[Crossref]

K. Unnikrishnan and A. R. P. Rau, “Uniqueness of the Airy packet in quantum mechamics,” Am. J. Phys. 64, 1034–1035 (1996).
[Crossref]

Handbook of mathematical functions (1)

M. Abramowitz and I. A. Stegun, Handbook of mathematical functions (Dover, 1965).

J. Opt. Soc. Am. A (1)

Nature Photonics (3)

T. Ellenbogen, N. Voloch-Bloch, A. Ganany-Padowicz, and A. Arie, “Nonlinear generation and manipulation of Airy beams,” Nature Photonics 3, 395–398 (2009).
[Crossref]

J. Baumgartl, M. Mazilu, and K. Dholakia, “Optically mediated particle clearing using Airy wavepackets,” Nature Photonics 2, 675–678 (2008).
[Crossref]

A. Chong, W. H. Renninger, D. N. Christodoulides, and F. W. Wise, “Airy-Bessel wave packets as versatile linear light bullets,” Nature Photonics 4, 103–106 (2010).
[Crossref]

Opt. Commun. (1)

F. Gori, G. Guattari, and C. Padovani, “Bessel-Gauss beams,” Opt. Commun. 64, 491–495 (1987).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (5)

Opt. Lett. (8)

Phys. Rev. A (1)

L. Allen, M. W. Beijersbergen, R. J. C. Spreeuw, and J. P. Woerdman, “Orbital angular momentum of light and the transformation of Laguerre-Gaussian laser modes,” Phys. Rev. A 45, 8185–8189 (1992).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev. Lett. (2)

J. Durnin, J. J. Miceli, and J. H. Eberly, “Diffraction-free beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 58, 1499–1501 (1987).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. A. Siviloglou, J. Broky, A. Dogariu, and D. N. Christodoulides, “Observation of accelerating Airy beams,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 213901 (2007).
[Crossref]

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1 Propagation dynamics of of (a) Ai0z and (b) Ai3z. Amplitude profiles of both beams at (c) ξ = 2.5, (d) ξ = 5.0 and (e) ξ = 7.5. Normalized transverse component of the average Poynting vector at (f) ξ = 2.5, (g) ξ = 5.0 and (h) ξ = 7.5. Both input profiles have a = 0.1.

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Fig. 2
Fig. 2 Trajectories of different inputs, all having a = 0.1.

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Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Maximum ξ reached by the profiles while maintaining their peak at the parabolic trajectory, for different initial inputs.

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Fig. 4
Fig. 4 Intensity profiles at (a) input and at (b) ξfinal. The Ai3z versions have the same input profile but are blocked to the right of vertical line.

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Fig. 5
Fig. 5 Intensity profiles at origin and at ξfinal for Ai0z and for the non-oscillatory attenuated envelopes with a = 0.1. Since Ai0z-iBi1z does not exhibit a parabolic trajectory, its final profile is shown at ξfinal,Ai0z +iBi1z

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Fig. 6
Fig. 6 (a) Trajectories and (b) intensity profiles at ξfinal for several input profiles and respective input profiles in inset.

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Fig. 7
Fig. 7 Trajectory of the amplitude maxima for right blocked exponential amplitude beams with a = 0.04 and a phase approximately equal to the phase of Ai0z +iBi1z. The degree of blocking is indicated by s0.

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Fig. 8
Fig. 8 Trajectories of finite width constant amplitude beams, extending from se to 0, with phase similar to Ai0z +iBi1z.

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Fig. 9
Fig. 9 Evolution of a unitary amplitude beam of width 60 and with phase similar to Ai0z +iBi1z.

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Fig. 10
Fig. 10 Evolution of the finite width Ai beam with se = −58.

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Equations (10)

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i ∂ u ∂ ξ + 1 2 ∂ 2 u ∂ s 2 = 0 ,
W ″ − g η W − A 2 W 3 = 0 ,
θ ( η , ξ ) = A ∫ 0 η d η ′ W 2 + ( g 2 ξ − b ) η + g 2 24 ξ 3 − g b 4 ξ 2 + b 2 2 ξ ,
F ″ − ζ F = 0
u ( s , ξ = 0 )   =   Ai ( s )   exp ( a s )
u ( s , ξ )   =   Ai ( η   + i a ξ ) e a η − a 4 ξ 2 e i ( η 2 + a 2 2 + ξ 2 24 ) ξ
Ai n z ( s ) = { Ai ( s )   exp ( a s ) , s < a n 0 , otherwise
Bi n z ( s ) = { Bi ( s )   exp ( a s ) , s < b n 0 , otherwise
S → a v = 1 2 μ / ɛ | u | 2   [ z ^ + 1 k ∂ α ∂ x x ^ ]
u ( s , ξ = 0 ) = Ai 0 z ( s )   ± i Bi 1 z ( s )

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