  We report on a simple experimental scheme based on a pair of cylindrical
lenses (convex and concave) of same focal length and common optical elements
producing high power optical beams in 1D and/or 2D Airy intensity profiles with
laser polarization as control parameter. Using an ultrafast Yb-fiber laser at
1064 nm of average power of 5 W in Gaussian spatial profile and pulse-width of
~180 fs, we have generated 1D and 2D Airy beams at an efficiency of 80% and
70%, respectively, and pulse width of ~188 fs and ~190 fs, respectively. We
have measured the transverse deflection rate of 1D and 2D beams to be ~5.0
(10^-5) 1/mm and ~2.0 (10^-5) 1/mm, respectively. Simply rotating the
polarization state of the 1D cubic phase modulated beam in the experiment we
can produce 1D and 2D Airy beams on demand. Using a 5 mm long bismuth borate
(BiB3O6) we have also studied frequency-doubling characteristics of both 1D and
2D Airy beams. Like 2D Airy beam, the 1D Airy beam also produce
frequency-doubled 1D Airy and an additional 1D spatial cubic structure. Like
the Gaussian beams, we have observed the focusing dependent conversion
efficiency for both 1D and 2D Airy beams producing green 1D and 2D Airy beams
of output powers in excess of 110 mW and 150 mW for 3.4 W and 2.8 W of
fundamental power respectively.
