Diffraction is a phenomenon related to the wave nature of light and arises when a
propagating wave comes across an obstacle. Consequently, the wave can be transformed in …

An overview of the recent developments in the field of cylindrical vector beams is provided.
As one class of spatially variant polarization, cylindrical vector beams are the axially …

The dynamic spatial control of light fields is essential to a range of applications, from
microscopy to optical micro-manipulation and communications. Here we describe the use of …

Hall effect of light is a result of symmetry breaking in spin and/or orbital angular momentum
(OAM) possessing optical system and is caused by eg refractive index gradient/interface …

An analysis was performed into the possibility of reducing the lateral size and increasing the
longitudinal size of a high-aperture focal system focus using a vortex phase transmission …

It is shown that a decrease in the size of the focal spot produced by a high numerical
aperture focusing system comes as the result of the spatial redistribution of different electric …

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 …

We suggest vortex phase elements to detect the polarization state of the focused incident
beam. We analytically and numerically show that only the types of polarization (linear …

We show that the contribution of the electric field components into the focal region can be
controlled using binary phase structures. We discuss differently polarized incident waves, for …

Three-dimensional transformations of light fields were investigated, including such
characteristics as intensity distribution and polarisation state, in the focal region at tight …