Propagation of Airy beams from right-handed material to left-handed material

Based on the ABCD matrix formalism,the propagation property of an Airy beam from right-handed material（RHM） to left-handed material（LHM） is investigated.The result shows that when the Airy beam propagates in the LHM,the intensity self-bending due to its propagation in the RHM can be compensated.In particular,if the propagation distance in the RHM is equal to that in the LHM and the refractive index of the LHM is n L =-1,the transverse intensity distribution of the Airy beam can return to its original state.

A Note on Self-Accelerating Olver and Olver-Gauss Beams

The recent introduction by Belafhal et al. [Opt. and Photon. J. 5, 234-246 (2015)] of mth-order Olver beams as a novel class of self-accelerating nondiffracting solutions to the paraxial equation is a direct contradiction to the seminal work of Berry and Balazs who determined that the infinite-energy Airy wave packet is the only accelerating nondiffracting solution to the (1 + 1)D Schrödinger equation. It is shown in this note that the work of Belafhal et al. is valid only for m=0, which coincides with the Airy solution.

Bio-inspired Flexible Airflow Sensor with Self-bended 3D Hair-like Configurations

This paper presents a novel flexible airflow sensor based on four curved microcantilevers arranged in a cross-form configuration.A self-bending method based on MEMS technology has been used to fabricate the curved microcantilevers structure,and this method can transfer a 2D plane structure into a 3D structure with good consistency in the morphology.The curved microcantilever consists of a polyimide(PI)top layer,silicon(Si)bottom layer,and platinum(Pt)piezoresistor at the root of the cantilever.The difference in the in-plane residual stress between the PI and Si layers bent the microcantilever upward.The curved-up microcantilever transfers the fluidic momentum that acts on it to drag force,which deflects the curved-up microcantilever and changes the resistance of the piezoresistor.To realize temperature compensation and decrease the noise,a reference resistor and an ambient temperature detector were integrated for the Wheatstone half-bridge measurement and temperature monitoring,respectively.The cross-form configuration of the curved-up cantilevers has high sensitivity advantages and possesses direction-sensing ability.Experimental results show that the sensitivity of the sensors increased as a function of the airflow velocity,and the sensors exhibited a maximum resolution of 4 mm⋅s^(−1) and a maximum sensitivity of 60.35 mV⋅(ms^(−1))^(−1) when the airflow velocity was larger than 38.5 m⋅s^(−1).

Generation and regulation of two-dimensional autofocusing Airy beams based on holographic metasurfaces

This paper proposes a new method to generate a two-dimensional(2D)Airy beam and Airy autofocusing beam by using the scalar holographic metasurface with amplitude-phase modulation in the microwave band.The proposed holographic metasurface comprises subwavelength patch unit cells with a period of fewer than 1/8 wavelengths,which means that it has the finer sampling for electromagnetic waves and can simultaneously achieve precise modulations for the amplitude and phase of electromagnetic waves.Firstly,the 2D-Airy beam with quasi-non-diffraction and selfbending characteristics is generated,from which the holographic metasurface is designed to realize four different 2D-Airy beams with the same focus,achieving the 2D-Airy autofocusing beam in the microwave frequency.The holographic metasurface for Airy beam generation has high efficiency and an ultra-lower profile.Meanwhile,for applying the Airy beam in wireless power transfer(WPT),the efficiency of the generated Airy beam and Airy autofocusing beam is calculated for the first time in the microwave field.The simulation results show that the efficiency of the 2D-Airy beam can reach 66%at 150 mm away from the metasurface,while the efficiency of the 2D-Airy autofocusing beam at the focus,which is 280 mm from the metasurface,can reach 35%.The theoretical,simulated,and measured results show that the proposed method and holographic metasurfaces can flexibly achieve the special characteristics of self-autofocusing and self-bending Airy beams in the microwave domain,providing an effective path for wireless power transfer(WPT)scenario with radial obstructions.