Shining Light Around Corners: Scientists Explore New Method for Curving 'Airy' Light Beams
"We've found a way to control whether an Airy beam curves to the left or to the right, for example," says Prof. Arie. He has also found a way to control the peak intensity location of the beams, which are generated through a nonlinear optical process.
Airy beams promise remarkable advances for engineering.
"light bullets" -- as effective and precise defense technologies for police and the military, but also as a new communications interface between transponders.
the door is opened for creating new light beams at new wavelengths with greater control of their trajectories.
lighted spaces that contain no apparent light source
the pharmaceutical and chemical industries can use the new beam to sort molecules according to size or quality, filtering impurities from drug formulations that might otherwise lead to toxicity and death.
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