Abstract
We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate self-accelerating Bessel-like optical beams propagating along arbitrary trajectories in free space. Such beams possess nearly symmetric nondiffracting main lobes and exhibit self-healing properties, promising for a variety of applications.
© 2013 Optical Society of America
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