title: Fourier-space generation of abruptly autofocusing beams and optical bottle beams.
abstract: We demonstrate analytically and experimentally that a circular abruptly autofocusing (AAF) Airy beam can be generated by Fourier-transforming an appropriately apodized Bessel beam whose radial oscillations are chirped by a cubic phase term. Depending on the relation between the chirp rate and the focal distance of the Fourier-transforming lens, it is possible to generate AAF beams with one or two foci, the latter case leading to the formation of an elegant paraboloid optical bottle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. jochremm@central.ntua.gr
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chremmos
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Nikolaos K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Efremidis
authors.forename: Demetrios N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Christodoulides
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen