Diffraction-free and dispersion-free pulsed beam propagation in dispersive media.
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The diffraction of pulsed beams of light is formulated as an anomalously dispersive phenomenon. In a dispersive material, the effects of material group-velocity dispersion and diffraction on pulsed beam propagation can mutually cancel if the transverse profile of the pulse is suitably chosen.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 26 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001