Analysis of the internal components of airy beams

Jia Xu; Juan Liu; Jing-hui Xie; Yong-tian Wang; Xiao-yan Liang

doi:10.1117/12.901074

22 August 2011 Analysis of the internal components of airy beams

Jia Xu, Juan Liu, Jing-hui Xie, Yong-tian Wang, Xiao-yan Liang

Proceedings Volume 8192, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging; 819253 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901074
Event: International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011, 2011, Beijing, China

Abstract

The internal components of optical Airy beams are numerically analyzed and experimentally verified. The Airy beams can be divided into several different areas, and the isolated and the interactional components are investigated in detail. The Poynting vector and the angular momentum are employed to describe the evolution of the internal components of optical Airy beams during propagation. The results show that each component bears different functions and the optical properties are attributed to the interaction of the internal components. The angular momentum can not be self-recovered to keep conservation during propagation when it is broken artificially. The unbalanced angular momentum does not influence the optical propagation properties of Airy beams.

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Jia Xu, Juan Liu, Jing-hui Xie, Yong-tian Wang, and Xiao-yan Liang "Analysis of the internal components of airy beams", Proc. SPIE 8192, International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Laser Sensing and Imaging; and Biological and Medical Applications of Photonics Sensing and Imaging, 819253 (22 August 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901074

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