Physical properties of Bessel, airy and non-diffracting beams

S Chavez-Cerda

doi:10.21767/2349-3917-C1-003

Physical properties of Bessel, airy and non-diffracting beams

EuroSciCon Joint Event on Laser Optics & Photonics and Atomic & Plasma Science
July 16-17, 2018 Prague , Czech republic

S Chavez-Cerda

Insituto Nacional de Astrof�?sica, Optica y Electronica, Mexico

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Am J Compt Sci Inform Technol

DOI: 10.21767/2349-3917-C1-003

Abstract

Since their introduction 30 years ago, Bessel beams have been the subject of polemic arguments due to their apparent nondiffracting property and others features that are physically and mathematically inconsistent. Nevertheless, they have been the subject of thousands of publications around the world investigating their properties and potential applications. Another family of beams with similar odd features are Airy beams that have been the trend in optical investigations during the last decade. In this talk, based on mathematical physics principles I will discuss the properties of these beams and other families of non-diffracting beams unveiling their real physics clarifying their apparent strange behaviour.