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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 9;15(6):771.
doi: 10.3390/mi15060771.

Non-Diffractive Beams for State-of-the-Art Applications

Muhammad A Butt  1 , Svetlana N Khonina  1
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Non-Diffractive Beams for State-of-the-Art Applications

Muhammad A Butt et al. Micromachines (Basel). .

Abstract

Non-diffractive beams, also known as diffraction-free beams, are a class of optical beams that maintain their intensity profile over a long distance without spreading out due to diffraction [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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