Airy coherent vortices: 3D multilayer self-accelerating structured light

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We propose and generate a class of structured light fulfilling the mathematical form of a SU(2) coherent state based on a set of circular Airy vortex modes. Such wave packets possess strong focus with both radial and angular self-accelerations, which exploit more general 3D inhomogeneous velocity control with global spatial symmetry of multilayer rotation akin to galactic kinematics, termed galaxy waves. Galaxy waves are endowed with higher degrees of freedom to control strong focusing and acceleration, which opens a direction of multi-dimensional accelerating of 3D structured light field, promising numerous applications in optical trapping, manufacturing, and nonlinear optics.