Helico-conical optical beams self-heal
Optics
2013-06-05 v1
Abstract
An optical beam is said to be self-healing when, distorted by an obstacle, the beam corrects itself upon propagation. In this letter, we show through experiments supported by numerical simulations, that Helico-conical optical beams (HCOBs) self-heal. We observe the strong resilience of these beams with different types of obstructions, and relate this to the characteristics of their transverse energy flow.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1211.5977,
title = {Helico-conical optical beams self-heal},
author = {N. Hermosa and C. Rosales-Guzmán and J. P. Torres},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.5977},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures