Discrete vector frozen waves in generalized Lorenz-Mie theory: linear, azimuthal, and radial polarizations

Author(s)

Ambrosio, Leonardo Andre ^[1] ; Rached, Michel Zamboni ^[2] ; Gouesbet, Gerard ^{[3, 4]}

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Sch Engn, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, 400 Trabalhador Sao Carlense Ave, BR-13566590 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Dept Commun, 400 Albert Einstein Ave, Cidade Univ, BR-13083852 Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[3] INSA Rouen, Campus Univ Madrillet, F-76800 St Etienne Du Rouvray - France

^[4] Univ Rouen, CNRS, Normandie Univ, CORIA, UMR 6614, Campus Univ Madrillet, F-76800 St Etienne Du Rouvray - France

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: APPLIED OPTICS; v. 57, n. 12, p. 3293-3300, APR 20 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 7

Abstract

This work aims to provide additional theoretical investigation of a promising class of nondiffracting vector beams-the discrete vector frozen waves (FWs)-in the generalized Lorenz-Mie theory. The exact beam shape coefficients for unsymmetrized FWs with linear, azimuth, and radial polarizations are given in analytic form, thus extending previous derivations based on circularly symmetric Davis or aplanatic Bessel beams. Owing to their unique properties, it is believed that FWs will become important wave fields in optical tweezers, optical system alignment, remote sensing, optical bistouries, atom guiding, and so on. The present analysis is therefore fully justified. (C) 2018 Optical Society of America (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 17/10445-0 - Micro-structured non-diffracting light beams for optical micromanipulation
• Grantee: Leonardo Andre Ambrosio
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 15/26444-8 - Exotic light: space-time modelling of localized beams and pulses with orbital angular momentum for applications in photonics, optical communications and optical atom guiding
• Grantee: Michel Zamboni Rached
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants