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Lith. J. Phys. 50, 121–127 (2010)


TIME-AND-SPACE-DOMAIN STUDY OF DIFFRACTING AND NON-DIFFRACTING LIGHT PULSES
P. Saaria, P. Bowlanb, H. Valtna-Luknera, M. Lõhmusa, P. Piksarva, and R. Trebinob
aInstitute of Physics, University of Tartu, 142 Riia St, Tartu, 51014 Estonia
E-mail: peeter.saari@ut.ee
bSchool of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 State St NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA

Received 27 October 2009; revised 17 February 2009; accepted 19 March 2010

We present an overview of our very recent results on the evolution of ultrashort pulses after propagating through various optical elements. Direct spatiotemporal measurements of the electric field were made using the technique SEA TADPOLE. Our SEA TADPOLE device can resolve spatial features as small as 5 μm and temporal features as small as 5 fs. The experimental results are verified by theoretical calculations. The superluminality of pulses with Bessel-function-like radial profiles is discussed.
Keywords: Bessel beam, boundary diffraction wave, Bessel-X pulse, superluminal propagation, Arago spot
PACS: 42.25.Fx, 42.25.Gy, 42.65.Re, 42.79.Bh


DIFRAGUOJANTYS IR NEDIFRAGUOJANTYS ŠVIESOS IMPULSAI ERDVĖJE IR LAIKE
P. Saaria, P. Bowlanb, H. Valtna-Luknera, M. Lõhmusa, P. Piksarva, R. Trebinob
aTartu universiteto fizikos institutas, Tartu, Estija
bDžordžijos technologijos universiteto Fizikos mokykla, Atlanta, JAV

Pateikiame savo naujausių rezultatų apžvalgą apie ultratrumpųjų impulsų, perėjusių įvairius optinius elementus, evoliuciją. Elektrinis laukas tiesiogiai matuotas erdvėje ir laike metodu, angliškoje literatūroje vadinamu SEA TADPOLE. Mūsų SEA TADPOLE prietaisas registruoja net 5 μm smulkumo ir vos 5 fs trunkančius pokyčius. Eksperimentiniai rezultatai patvirtinti teoriniais skaičiavimais. Aptartas impulsų, turinčių Beselio funkcijos pavidalo radialųjį pjūvį, virššviesinis pobūdis.


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