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Vortex Airy beams directly generated via liquid crystal q-Airy-plates.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 3/19/2018, Vol. 112 Issue 12, p1-1. 1p. 2 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Liquid crystal q-Airy-plates with director distributions integrated by q-plates and polarization Airy masks are proposed and demonstrated via the photoalignment technique. Single/dual vortex Airy beams of opposite topological charges and orthogonal circular polarizations are directly generated with polarization-controllable characteristic. The singular phase of the vortex part is verified by both astigmatic transformation and digital holography. The trajectory of vortex Airy beams is investigated, manifesting separate propagation dynamics of optical vortices and Airy beams. Meanwhile, Airy beams still keep their intrinsic transverse acceleration, self-healing, and nondiffraction features. This work provides a versatile candidate for generating high-quality vortex Airy beams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 112
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128645656
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019813