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Creating Complex Optical Longitudinal Polarization Structures

Maucher, F.; Skupin, S.; Gardiner, S. A.; Hughes, I. G.

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Authors

F. Maucher

S. Skupin



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
Acceptance Date Jan 12, 2018
Online Publication Date Apr 16, 2018
Publication Date Apr 16, 2018
Deposit Date Apr 17, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
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

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Reprinted with permission from the American Physical Society: Maucher, F., Skupin, S., Gardiner, S. A. & Hughes, I. G. (2018). Creating Complex Optical Longitudinal Polarization Structures. Physical Review Letters 120(16): 163903 © 2018 by the American Physical Society. Readers may view, browse, and/or download material for temporary copying purposes only, provided these uses are for noncommercial personal purposes. Except as provided by law, this material may not be further reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, adapted, performed, displayed, published, or sold in whole or part, without prior written permission from the American Physical Society.





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