Harnessing of inhomogeneously polarized Hermite–Gaussian vector beams to manage the 3D spin angular momentum density distribution
We propose vector modes based on inhomogeneously polarized Hermite–Gaussian (HG)
vector beams, providing complete structural conservation of the beams during propagation …
vector beams, providing complete structural conservation of the beams during propagation …
Helico-conical vector beams
E Medina-Segura, L Miranda-Culin… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In this work, we propose and demonstrate experimentally a new family of vector beams, the
helico-conical vector beams (HCVBs), whose spatial degree of freedom is encoded in the …
helico-conical vector beams (HCVBs), whose spatial degree of freedom is encoded in the …
Parabolic-accelerating vector waves
Complex vector light fields have become a topic of late due to their exotic features, such as
their non-homogeneous transverse polarisation distributions and the non-separable …
their non-homogeneous transverse polarisation distributions and the non-separable …
Control of giant orbital angular momentum bursts of structured Laguerre-Gaussian beams in a medium with general astigmatism
We examined theoretically and experimentally the influence of astigmatic elements (for
exam-ple, a cylindrical lens) on a structured Laguerre-Gaussian beam (sLG) when the lens …
exam-ple, a cylindrical lens) on a structured Laguerre-Gaussian beam (sLG) when the lens …
Radially self-accelerating Stokes vortices in nondiffracting Bessel–Poincaré beams
C Liang, Z Yuan, W Yan, Y Gao, X Wang, ZC Ren… - Applied Optics, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We theoretically propose and experimentally generate the nondiffracting Bessel–Poincaré
beams whose Stokes vortices radially accelerate during propagation. To this end, we design …
beams whose Stokes vortices radially accelerate during propagation. To this end, we design …
Eigenmodes of aberrated systems: the tilted lens
When light propagates through aberrated optical systems, the resulting degradation in
amplitude and phase has deleterious effects, for example, on resolution in imaging, spot …
amplitude and phase has deleterious effects, for example, on resolution in imaging, spot …
Twisted polarization domains and their dynamics
We provide a theoretical investigation of optical Poincaré beams that exhibit interwinding
chiral polarized domains upon propagation. We employ both analytical and numerical …
chiral polarized domains upon propagation. We employ both analytical and numerical …
Where is the orbital angular momentum in vortex superposition states?
H Hu, H Li, X Qin, X Li - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we explore the distribution of the orbital angular momentum (OAM) in the
coaxial vortex superposition states based on the independent propagation principle of light …
coaxial vortex superposition states based on the independent propagation principle of light …
Digital toolbox for vector field characterization
Vectorial structured light fields have displayed properties advantageous in many disciplines
ranging from communications, microscopy and metrology to laser cutting and characterizing …
ranging from communications, microscopy and metrology to laser cutting and characterizing …
Versatile all-digital transport-of-intensity based wavefront sensor and adaptive optics using a DMD
Measuring and correcting wavefront aberrations is an important process in a wide variety of
disciplines, from ophthalmology, laser cutting, and astronomy to free-space communication …
disciplines, from ophthalmology, laser cutting, and astronomy to free-space communication …