title: One-dimensional nondiffracting pulses.
abstract: A general expression describing nondiffracting pulses whose transverse profile is a one-dimensional image is presented. The pulse turns out to be expressed as a superposition of two fields, possessing a purely translational dynamics, whose profiles are related to the field distribution on the the waist plane through an Hilbert transformation. The space-time structure of the generally X-shaped pulse is investigated and a simple relation connecting its transverse and the longitudinal widths is established. Specific analytical examples are considered and, in particular, the fundamental one-dimensional X waves are deduced and compared to their two-dimensional counterparts.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, UdR, and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitá dell'Aquila, 67010 l'Aquila, Italy. alessandro.ciattoni@aquila.infn.it
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciattoni
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Porto