Light beats the spread: "Non-diffracting" beams

Michael Mazilu; David James Stevenson; Frank Gunn-Moore; Kishan Dholakia

doi:10.1002/lpor.200910019

Light beats the spread: "Non-diffracting" beams

Michael Mazilu, David James Stevenson, Frank Gunn-Moore, Kishan Dholakia

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Abstract

"Non-diffracting" beams do not spread as they propagate. This property is useful in many areas. Here, the theory, generation, properties, and applications of various non-diffracting beams, including the Bessel beam, Mathieu beam, and Airy beam is reviewed. Applications include imaging, micromanipulation, nonlinear optics, and optical transfection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	529-547
Number of pages	19
Journal	Laser and Photonics Reviews
Volume	4
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.200910019
Publication status	Published - 2010 Jun

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Condensed Matter Physics

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