Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light
Propagation-invariant beams have been up to now only available in a few realizations or for specific applications. Here, the authors demonstrate two methods for generating propagation-invariant beams with fully customizable intensity profiles in a comprehensive way inspired by geometrical optics.
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| author | Alessandro Zannotti Cornelia Denz Miguel A. Alonso Mark R. Dennis |
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| description | Propagation-invariant beams have been up to now only available in a few realizations or for specific applications. Here, the authors demonstrate two methods for generating propagation-invariant beams with fully customizable intensity profiles in a comprehensive way inspired by geometrical optics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4afc27e41cef4058890b6692670b38232022-12-21T21:47:30ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232020-07-011111710.1038/s41467-020-17439-3Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant lightAlessandro Zannotti0Cornelia Denz1Miguel A. Alonso2Mark R. Dennis3Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), University of MuensterInstitute of Applied Physics and Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), University of MuensterAix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, Institut Fresnel, UMR 7249School of Physics and Astronomy, University of BirminghamPropagation-invariant beams have been up to now only available in a few realizations or for specific applications. Here, the authors demonstrate two methods for generating propagation-invariant beams with fully customizable intensity profiles in a comprehensive way inspired by geometrical optics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17439-3 |
| spellingShingle | Alessandro Zannotti Cornelia Denz Miguel A. Alonso Mark R. Dennis Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light Nature Communications |
| title | Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light |
| title_full | Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light |
| title_fullStr | Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light |
| title_short | Shaping caustics into propagation-invariant light |
| title_sort | shaping caustics into propagation invariant light |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17439-3 |
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