Abstract
Azimuthal and radial polarization states of light are used to produce conical diffraction (CD) from a KGd(WO4)2 crystal. The patterns produced in the ring plane in each case display marked differences than those seen when linearly polarized incident light is used, with the production of a splitting of the CD ring into two concentric rings of equal intensity. The free space evolution for each type of polarization state is also experimentally recorded and investigated. Comparison with theory shows agreement with the experimentally observed results.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1988-1991 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- azimuthal polarization
- radial polarization
- light
- conical diffraction
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Azimuthally and radially polarized light in conical diffraction. / Grant, Stephen D.; Zolotovskaya, Svetlana A.; Gillespie, W. Allan; Kalkandjiev, Todor K.; Abdolvand, Amin.
In: Optics Letters, Vol. 39, No. 7, 01.04.2014, p. 1988-1991.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Azimuthally and radially polarized light in conical diffraction
AU - Grant, Stephen D.
AU - Zolotovskaya, Svetlana A.
AU - Gillespie, W. Allan
AU - Kalkandjiev, Todor K.
AU - Abdolvand, Amin
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - Azimuthal and radial polarization states of light are used to produce conical diffraction (CD) from a KGd(WO4)2 crystal. The patterns produced in the ring plane in each case display marked differences than those seen when linearly polarized incident light is used, with the production of a splitting of the CD ring into two concentric rings of equal intensity. The free space evolution for each type of polarization state is also experimentally recorded and investigated. Comparison with theory shows agreement with the experimentally observed results.
AB - Azimuthal and radial polarization states of light are used to produce conical diffraction (CD) from a KGd(WO4)2 crystal. The patterns produced in the ring plane in each case display marked differences than those seen when linearly polarized incident light is used, with the production of a splitting of the CD ring into two concentric rings of equal intensity. The free space evolution for each type of polarization state is also experimentally recorded and investigated. Comparison with theory shows agreement with the experimentally observed results.
KW - azimuthal polarization
KW - radial polarization
KW - light
KW - conical diffraction
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U2 - 10.1364/OL.39.001988
DO - 10.1364/OL.39.001988
M3 - Article
VL - 39
SP - 1988
EP - 1991
JO - Optics Letters
T2 - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
SN - 0146-9592
IS - 7
ER -