| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 481 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 Airy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Wiley, viewed November 5, 2013) |
| Subject |
Localized waves.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Hydraulics.
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Optics & Light.
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Physics.
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SCIENCE.
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Localized waves
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hernández-Figueroa, Hugo E., editor
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Zamboni-Rached, Michel, editor
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Recami, Erasmo, editor
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| LC no. |
2017303202 |
| ISBN |
9783527671540 |
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3527671544 |
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9783527671519 |
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352767151X |
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9783527671526 |
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3527671528 |
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9783527671533 |
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3527671536 |
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