A simple and analytical method for controlling the trajectory and multifurcation of optical beams

TL;DR

This paper introduces a straightforward analytical method for controlling the trajectory and multifurcation of optical beams, enabling precise manipulation for various optical applications.

Contribution

It presents a novel, simple analytical approach to steer optical beams along arbitrary paths and manage their multifurcations, enhancing control in optical systems.

Findings

Effective control of optical beam trajectories demonstrated.

Ability to manage multifurcations of optical beams.

Potential applications in optical tweezers and lithography.

Abstract

In this paper it is developed a simple, analytical and very efficient method capable to provide control of optical beam's intensity over an arbitrary curvilinear (planar) trajectory. The same method also provides the possibility of managing multifurcations of the optical beam. The results presented here can have valuable applications in fields like optical tweezers, optical lithography, atom optical guiding, structured light, etc..