The demonstration of Airy beam generation and all-optical control by quasi-phase matched nonlinear crystals looks set to help these unique beams realize their exciting potential in applications.
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Pasiskevicius, V. Engineering Airy beams. Nature Photon 3, 374–375 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.107
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