Review of nondiffracting Bessel beams

Michael R. LaPointe

doi:10.1117/12.48657

1 December 1991 Review of nondiffracting Bessel beams

Michael R. LaPointe

Proceedings Volume 1527, Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48657
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The theory of nondiffracting beam propagation and experimental evidence for nearly-nondiffractive Bessel beam propagation are reviewed. The experimental results are reinterpreted using simple optics formulas, which show that the observed propagation distances are characteristic of the optical systems used to generate the beams and do not depend upon the initial beam profiles. A set of simple experiments are described which support this interpretation. It is concluded that nondiffracting Bessel beam propagation has not yet been experimentally demonstrated.

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Michael R. LaPointe "Review of nondiffracting Bessel beams", Proc. SPIE 1527, Current Developments in Optical Design and Optical Engineering, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48657

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