Study of Frozen Waves’ theory through a continuous superposition of Bessel beams

This paper presents a study of a recent solution to Maxwell's equation, the so-called “Frozen Waves”, whose main characteristics are to remain static in space, and to keep an arbitrary longitudinal field pattern previously chosen. These waves could be obtained by an adequate, but discrete, supe...

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Published in:Optics and laser technology 2007-10, Vol.39 (7), p.1370-1373
Main Authors: Dartora, C.A., Nobrega, K.Z., Dartora, Alexandre, Viana, Gustavo A., Filho, Horacio Tertuliano S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diffraction and scattering
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Non-diffracting waves
Optics
Physics
Scalar diffraction theory
Spatial localized waves
Wave optics
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Summary:This paper presents a study of a recent solution to Maxwell's equation, the so-called “Frozen Waves”, whose main characteristics are to remain static in space, and to keep an arbitrary longitudinal field pattern previously chosen. These waves could be obtained by an adequate, but discrete, superposition of monochromatic Bessel beams. Contrary to that, we have here proposed a new way to get these waves through a continuous superposition of Bessel beams, and discussed some physical aspects and then exemplified for both loss and lossless media.
ISSN:0030-3992
1879-2545
DOI:10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.10.013