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Study of the birth of a vortex at Fraunhofer zone |
Optics Letters, Vol. 37, Issue 21, pp. 4552-4554 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.004552
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Abstract
We analytically and experimentally study the Fraunhofer diffraction of an optical vortex beam possessing noninteger values of the azimuthal index. We show that the Fraunhofer diffraction of this beam presents the birth of a vortex at
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OCIS Codes
(050.1220) Diffraction and gratings : Apertures
(050.1940) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction
(140.3300) Lasers and laser optics : Laser beam shaping
(050.4865) Diffraction and gratings : Optical vortices
ToC Category:
Diffraction and Gratings
History
Original Manuscript: June 28, 2012
Revised Manuscript: July 26, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: October 3, 2012
Published: October 31, 2012
Citation
Alcenisio J. Jesus-Silva, Eduardo J. S. Fonseca, and Jandir M. Hickmann, "Study of the birth of a vortex at Fraunhofer zone," Opt. Lett. 37, 4552-4554 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-21-4552
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