Experimental demonstration of optical Mathieu beams

被引:163
作者
Gutiérrez-Vega, JC
Iturbe-Castillo, MD
Ramírez, GA
Tepichín, E
Rodríguez-Dagnino, RM
Chávez-Cerda, S
New, GHC
机构
[1] Imperial Coll, Blackett Lab, Quantum Opt & Laser Sci Grp, London SW7 2BW, England
[2] Inst Nacl Astrofis Opt & Electr, Puebla 72000, Mexico
[3] Inst Tecnol Estud Super Monterrey, Ctr Elect & Telecommun, Monterrey 64849, NL, Mexico
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
nondiffracting beams; bessel beams; Mathieu beams; Gaussian beams; propagation-invariant optical fields; conical waves; beam propagation; electromagnetic waves;
D O I
10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01319-0
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report the first experimental observation of zero-order Mathieu beams which are fundamental non-diffracting solutions of the wave equation in elliptic cylindrical coordinates. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:35 / 40
页数:6
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