Vortex states of photons, electrons, and other particles are non-plane-wave solutions of the
corresponding wave equation with helicoidal wave fronts. These states possess an intrinsic …

Structured waves are ubiquitous for all areas of wave physics, both classical and quantum,
where the wavefields are inhomogeneous and cannot be approximated by a single plane …

The dichroic macular pigment in the Henle fiber layer in the fovea enables humans to
perceive entoptic phenomena when viewing polarized blue light. In the standard case of …

We propose a compact method to experimentally synthesize a class of vector beam arrays
with periodic higher-order Poincaré sphere (HOPS) polarization states by engineering the …

We propose a protocol to synthesize a class of vector beam array in the far field with periodic
higher-order Poincaré sphere (HOPS) polarization states by engineering the second-order …

Superposition of orbital angular momentum (OAM) states and the structured intensity are
providing new approaches for manipulating optical information and light–matter interactions …

Spin-orbit coupling of light has come to the fore in nanooptics and plasmonics, and is a key
ingredient of topological photonics and chiral quantum optics. We demonstrate a basic tool …

Beam arrays with structured polarization states offer distinct advantages over single-
structured beams in various applications. In this work, we propose an alternative way to …

We introduce a class of self-steering partially coherent vector optical beams with the aid of a
generalized complex Gaussian representation. We show that such partially coherent vector …

The self-imaging, or Talbot effect, that occurs with the propagation of periodically structured
waves has enabled several unique applications in optical metrology, image processing …