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Self-healing property of focused circular Airy beams
Abstract:
We investigate the self-healing property of focused circular Airy beams (FCAB), and this property is associated with the transverse Poynting vector (energy flow) for a better interpretation. We both experimentally and numerically show the effect of the obstruction's position, size and shape on the self-healing property of FCAB. It is found that FCAB will heal if the obstruction is placed at the area between the two foci of FCAB, and it has the least influence on the FCAB when the obstruction is placed near the lens' rear focal plane, whereas FCAB cannot heal if the obstruction is out of the area between two foci. Our experimental results are in good agreement with numerical results.
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