Evolution of singularities in a partially coherent vortex beam
JOSA A, Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 741-744 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.26.000741
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Abstract
We study the evolution of phase singularities and coherence singularities in a Laguerre–Gauss beam that is rendered partially coherent by letting it pass through a spatial light modulator. The original beam has an on-axis minumum of intensity—a phase singularity—that transforms into a maximum of the far-field intensity. In contrast, although the original beam has no coherence singularities, such singularities are found to develop as the beam propagates. This disappearance of one kind of singularity and the gradual appearance of another is illustrated with numerical examples.
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OCIS Codes
(050.1960) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction theory
(050.4865) Diffraction and gratings : Optical vortices
(260.6042) Physical optics : Singular optics
ToC Category:
Diffraction and Gratings
History
Original Manuscript: December 10, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: January 28, 2009
Published: March 10, 2009
Citation
Thomas van Dijk and Taco D. Visser, "Evolution of singularities in a partially coherent vortex beam," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 26, 741-744 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/josaa/abstract.cfm?URI=josaa-26-4-741
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