A relativistic study of Bessel beams

Abstract

We present a fully relativistic analysis of Bessel beams revealing some noteworthy features that are not explicit in the standard description. It is shown that there is a reference frame in which the field takes a particularly simple form, the wave appearing to rotate in circles. The concepts of polarization and angular momentum for Bessel beams is also reanalyzed.

11 pages, 2 figs

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• Quantum Mechanical Properties of Bessel Beams

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