Synthesis and characterization of space-time light sheets: A tutorial
Optics
2024-05-30 v2
Abstract
Space-time wave packets (STWPs) are a new class of pulsed optical beams with many unique and intriguing attributes, including propagation invariance and tunable group velocity in linear optical media. STWPs are a form of spatiotemporally structured light, so their synthesis poses challenges that are not shared by conventional monochromatic structured light fields. We present here a detailed description of the synthesis of STWPs that are localized along one transverse dimension and uniform along the other; i.e., space-time light sheets. We also describe the main characterization schemes needed for benchmarking the unique properties of space-time light sheets.
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@article{arxiv.2405.14102,
title = {Synthesis and characterization of space-time light sheets: A tutorial},
author = {Miguel A. Romer and Layton A. Hall and Ayman F. Abouraddy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.14102},
year = {2024}
}