We show how to transform the mathematical expression of any monochromatic paraxial light beam into the expression of a pulsed beam whose diffraction is switched from the axial direction to its temporal structure. We exemplify this transformation with time-diffracting Gaussian beams. The conditions for the obtained diffraction-free wave to be physically meaningful are discussed.
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