Generation of attenuation-compensating Airy beams

Preciado, M. A. , Dholakia, K. and Mazilu, M. (2014) Generation of attenuation-compensating Airy beams. Optics Letters, 39(16), pp. 4950-4953. (doi: 10.1364/ol.39.004950) (PMID:25121916)

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Abstract

We present an attenuation-corrected “nondiffracting” Airy beam. The correction factor can be adjusted to deliver a beam that exhibits an adjustable exponential intensity increase or decrease over a finite distance. A digital micromirror device that shapes both amplitude and phase is used to experimentally verify the propagation of these beams through air and partially absorbing media.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This research was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Council Programme Grant EP/J01771X/1 and Royal Society research grant RG130854.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Preciado, Dr Miguel
Authors: Preciado, M. A., Dholakia, K., and Mazilu, M.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Optics Letters
Publisher:Optical Society of America
ISSN:0146-9592
ISSN (Online):1539-4794

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