Polarization of paraxial Airy beam solutions of Maxwell's equations and its evolution with propagation have been studied. We experimentally demonstrate the existence of the cross-polarization component of the Airy beam, typical of nonplanar phase fronts, and study its evolution with propagation.
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Sensors (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Optoelectronics, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC), Saulėtekio Ave. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Beichen District, Longyan Road 238, Tianjin, 300134, China.
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