F. Maucher
Creating Complex Optical Longitudinal Polarization Structures
Maucher, F.; Skupin, S.; Gardiner, S. A.; Hughes, I. G.
Authors
S. Skupin
Professor Simon Gardiner s.a.gardiner@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Professor Ifan Hughes i.g.hughes@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
In this Letter, we show that it is possible to structure the longitudinal polarization component of light. We illustrate our approach by demonstrating linked and knotted longitudinal vortex lines acquired upon nonparaxially propagating a tightly focused subwavelength beam. The remaining degrees of freedom in the transverse polarization components can be exploited to generate customized topological vector beams.
Citation
Maucher, F., Skupin, S., Gardiner, S., & Hughes, I. (2018). Creating Complex Optical Longitudinal Polarization Structures. Physical Review Letters, 120(16), Article 163903. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.120.163903
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 12, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 16, 2018 |
Publication Date | Apr 16, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Apr 17, 2018 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 18, 2018 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Print ISSN | 0031-9007 |
Electronic ISSN | 1079-7114 |
Publisher | American Physical Society |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 120 |
Issue | 16 |
Article Number | 163903 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.120.163903 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1334371 |
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