Pearcey beam as diffraction from a parabolic slit

Authors

Ralph Thomas Maestre ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Alvin Baclig ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Randy Joseph Fernandez ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Nathaniel Hermosa ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Pearcey beams, exhibiting cusp-caustic diffractions, offer a unique set of traits such as auto-focusing, self-healing and form invariance. In this study, we have numerically shown the production of Pearcey beams from parabolic slits. We have also shown the effects of varying the parabolic slit’s width and degree of openness on the produced Pearcey beam. Results show a negative correlation between the slit size and the diffraction size and FWHM of the Pearcey beam. We have also found that there is an inverse relation between the steepness of the Pearcey beam’s cusp and the coefficient of parabola of the slit.

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2016: Proceedings of the 34th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2016-5A-07

Section

Optics and Photonics

Published

2016-08-18

How to Cite

[1]

RT Maestre, A Baclig, RJ Fernandez, and N Hermosa, Pearcey beam as diffraction from a parabolic slit, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 34, SPP-2016-5A-07 (2016). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2016-5A-07.