Evidence of X-shaped propagation-invariant localized light waves

被引:351
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Saari, P
Reivelt, K
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[1] Institute of Physics, Tartu, EE2400
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4135
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The peculiar spatiotemporal profile of an optical realization of the nonspreading axisymmetric X wave has been recorded. For treatment of the experiment a simple representation of X-type waves and their correlation with plane waves has been introduced, which covers also a broader class of incoherent wave fields.
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页码:4135 / 4138
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