Non-diffractive waves / edited by Hugo E. Hernández-Figueroa, Erasmo Recami, and Michel Zamboni-Rached.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hernández-Figueroa, Hugo E.

Recami, Erasmo.

Zamboni-Rached, Michel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Localized waves--Research.

Localized waves.

Waves--Research.

Waves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, [2014]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This continuation and extension of the successful book ""Localized Waves"" by the same editors brings together leading researchers in non-diffractive waves to cover the most important results in their field and as such is the first to present the current state.The well-balanced presentation of theory and experiments guides readers through the background of different types of non-diffractive waves, their generation, propagation, and possible applications. The authors include a historical account of the development of the field, and cover different types of non-diffractive waves, including A

Contents:

Non-Diffracting Waves; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Non-Diffracting Waves: An Introduction; 1.1 A General Introduction; 1.1.1 A Prologue; 1.1.2 Preliminary, and Historical, Remarks; 1.1.3 Definition of Non-Diffracting Wave (NDW); 1.1.4 First Examples; 1.1.5 Further Examples: The Non-Diffracting Solutions; 1.2 Eliminating Any Backward Components: Totally Forward NDW Pulses; 1.2.1 Totally Forward Ideal Superluminal NDW Pulses; 1.3 Totally Forward, Finite-Energy NDW Pulses; 1.3.1 A General Functional Expression for Whatever Totally-Forward NDW Pulses

1.4 Method for the Analytic Description of Truncated Beams1.4.1 The Method; 1.4.2 Application of the Method to a TB Beam; 1.5 Subluminal NDWs (or Bullets); 1.5.1 A First Method for Constructing Physically Acceptable, Subluminal Non-Diffracting Pulses; 1.5.2 Examples; 1.5.3 A Second Method for Constructing Subluminal Non-Diffracting Pulses; 1.6 ``Stationary'' Solutions with Zero-Speed Envelopes: Frozen Waves; 1.6.1 A New Approach to the Frozen Waves; 1.6.2 Frozen Waves in Absorbing Media; 1.6.3 Experimental Production of the Frozen Waves

1.7 On the Role of Special Relativity and of Lorentz Transformations1.8 Non-Axially Symmetric Solutions: The Case of Higher-Order Bessel Beams; 1.9 An Application to Biomedical Optics: NDWs and the GLMT (Generalized Lorenz-Mie Theory); 1.10 Soliton-Like Solutions to the Ordinary Schroedinger Equation within Standard Quantum Mechanics (QM); 1.10.1 Bessel Beams as Non-Diffracting Solutions (NDS) to the Schroedinger Equation; 1.10.2 Exact Non-Diffracting Solutions to the Schroedinger Equation; 1.10.3 A General Exact Localized Solution; 1.11 A Brief Mention of Further Topics

1.11.1 Airy and Airy-Type Waves1.11.2 ``Soliton-Like'' Solutions to the Einstein Equations of General Relativity and Gravitational Waves; 1.11.3 Super-Resolution; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Localized Waves: Historical and Personal Perspectives; 2.1 The Beginnings: Focused Wave Modes; 2.2 The Initial Surge and Nomenclature; 2.3 Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) Interest; 2.4 Reflective Moments; 2.5 Controversy and Scrutiny; 2.6 Experiments; 2.7 What's in a Name: Localized Waves; 2.8 Arizona Era; 2.9 Retrospective; Acknowledgments; References

Chapter 3 Applications of Propagation Invariant Light Fields3.1 Introduction; 3.2 What Is a ``Non-Diffracting'' Light Mode?; 3.2.1 Linearly Propagating ``Non-Diffracting'' Beams; 3.2.2 Accelerating ``Non-Diffracting'' Beams; 3.2.3 Self-Healing Properties and Infinite Energy; 3.2.4 Vectorial ``Non-Diffracting'' Beams; 3.3 Generating ``Non-Diffracting'' Light Fields; 3.3.1 Bessel and Mathieu Beam Generation; 3.3.2 Airy Beam Generation; 3.4 Experimental Applications of Propagation Invariant Light Modes; 3.4.1 Microscopy, Coherence, and Imaging

3.4.2 Optical Micromanipulation with Propagation Invariant Fields

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 11, 2013).

ISBN:

3-527-67153-6

3-527-67151-X

3-527-67154-4

OCLC:

862828505