Adaptive optics are becoming a valuable tool for laser processing, providing enhanced
functionality and flexibility for a range of systems. Using a single adaptive element, it is …

Interest in the multiple facets of optical vortices has flourished in the last three decades. This
review examines the basic research and applications of the interplay between optical …

Since their first introduction in 2006, q-plates have found a constantly increasing number of
uses in diverse contexts, ranging from fundamental research on complex structured light …

Donut-shaped laser radiation, carrying orbital angular momentum, namely optical vortex,
was recently shown to provide vectorial mass transfer, twisting transiently molten material …

The formation of a monocrystalline silicon needle by picosecond optical vortex pulse
illumination was demonstrated for the first time in this study. The dynamics of this silicon …

Since the second half of the 20th century, ideas to develop methods for the formation of
optical vortices (OVs) or OV beams–regions of circular motion of energy flow in an …

High-power mode-programmable orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams have received
substantial attention in recent years. They are widely used in optical communication …

Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) beams are typical vortex beams with orbital angular momentum
(OAM), spiral wavefront phase, and donut-shaped intensity distribution. They are widely …

The paper discusses photoinduced microrelief formation in a film of an azopolymer. A
theoretical study of the effect of laser beam polarization on the balance of optical forces …

Extensive research work has been carried out on the generation and application of laser-
induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS). LIPSS with a sub-wavelength period generated …