Advanced Trajectory Engineering of Diffraction-Resisting Laser Beams

Ioannis D. Chremmos, Zhigang Chen, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, Nikolaos K. Efremidis

2013

Abstract

We introduce an analytical technique for engineering the trajectory of diffraction-resisting laser beams. The generated beams have a Bessel-like transverse field distribution and can be navigated along rather arbitrary curved paths in free space, thus being an advanced hybrid between accelerating and non-accelerating diffraction-free optical waves. The method involves phase-modulating the wavefront of a Gaussian laser beam to create a continuum of conical ray bundles whose apexes define a prespecified focal curve, along which a nearly perfect circular intensity lobe propagates without diffracting. Through extensive numerical simulations, we demonstrate the great flexibility in the design of a gamut of different beam trajectories. Propagation around obstructions and self-healing scenarios are also investigated. The proposed wave entities can be used extensively for light trajectory control in applications such as laser microfabrication, optical tweezers and curved plasma filamentation spectroscopy.

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D. Chremmos I., Chen Z., N. Christodoulides D. and K. Efremidis N. (2013). Advanced Trajectory Engineering of Diffraction-Resisting Laser Beams . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS, ISBN 978-989-8565-44-0, pages 10-18. DOI: 10.5220/0004313800100018


in Bibtex Style

@conference{photoptics13,
author={Ioannis D. Chremmos and Zhigang Chen and Demetrios N. Christodoulides and Nikolaos K. Efremidis},
title={Advanced Trajectory Engineering of Diffraction-Resisting Laser Beams},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,},
year={2013},
pages={10-18},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004313800100018},
isbn={978-989-8565-44-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,
TI - Advanced Trajectory Engineering of Diffraction-Resisting Laser Beams
SN - 978-989-8565-44-0
AU - D. Chremmos I.
AU - Chen Z.
AU - N. Christodoulides D.
AU - K. Efremidis N.
PY - 2013
SP - 10
EP - 18
DO - 10.5220/0004313800100018