Polarization of orbital angular momentum carrying laser beams

被引:9
作者
Conry, Jessica [1 ]
Vyas, Reeta [1 ]
Singh, Surendra [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arkansas, Dept Phys, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
关键词
MAXWELL; OPTICS; PHASE; LIGHT;
D O I
10.1364/JOSAA.30.000821
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Polarization of orbital angular momentum (OAM) carrying Laguerre-Gauss optical vortex beams, consistent with Maxwell's equations, is discussed, and experimental evidence for it is presented. The experiments reveal several novel features of such beams, including OAM dependent reconstruction of polarization and spatial profile during propagation. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:821 / 824
页数:4
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