Numerical simulations showing side views of bending light beam propagation dynamics along parabolic trajectories: nonparaxial Weber accelerating beam (top; the dotted curve shows the propagation direction of the beam) and Airy beam (bottom). Selected for an Editors' Suggestion.
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Nonparaxial Mathieu and Weber Accelerating BeamsPeng Zhang, Yi Hu, Tongcang Li, Drake Cannan, Xiaobo Yin, Roberto Morandotti, Zhigang Chen, and Xiang Zhang
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 193901 (2012)
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