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Pre-engineered abruptly autofocusing beams.

Ioannis Chremmos¹, Nikolaos K Efremidis, Demetrios N Christodoulides

¹Archimedes Center for Modeling, Analysis and Computation (ACMAC), Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Heraklion 71409, Crete, Greece. jochremm@central.ntua.gr

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We introduce new (2+1)D light beams that abruptly focus. These beams create intensity rings that collapse onto the axis, generating a strong focal point for advanced optics applications.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Wave Phenomena

Background:

Abruptly autofocusing (AF) beams are a class of optical beams that exhibit a strong intensity increase at a finite distance.
Understanding the dynamics and generation of AF beams is crucial for applications in optical trapping, microscopy, and laser material processing.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel family of (2+1)D light beams with engineered abruptly autofocusing properties.
To analyze the underlying ray-optics mechanisms responsible for the autofocusing behavior.

Main Methods:

Theoretical modeling of (2+1)D light beams with specific radial chirp profiles.
Ray-optics analysis to describe the evolution of light rays and caustic surfaces.
Numerical simulations to visualize beam propagation and intensity buildup.

Main Results:

A new family of (2+1)D light beams exhibiting abrupt autofocusing is presented.
These beams possess a circularly symmetric profile with a dark center, developing outward into concentric, radially narrowing intensity rings.
The ray trajectories form a caustic surface that accelerates towards the beam axis, leading to significant intensity enhancement at the focus.

Conclusions:

The introduced light beams demonstrate controlled abrupt autofocusing through engineered radial chirp.
Ray-optics provides a clear interpretation of the autofocusing mechanism, highlighting the role of the accelerating caustic.
This work offers new possibilities for generating intense focal spots in optical systems.