Free-space creation of ultralong anti-diffracting beam with multiple energy oscillations adjusted using optical pen

Anti-diffracting propagation of light beams over infinite distance requires infinite power. Here, the authors develop an approach that uses multiple energy oscillation mechanisms to overcome this limitation, developing a versatile optical pen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaoyu Weng, Qiang Song, Xiaoming Li, Xiumin Gao, Hanming Guo, Junle Qu, Songlin Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07282-y