Phase dynamics of continuous topological upconversion in vortex beams

Carlos Lopez-Mariscal, Daniel Burnham, Daniel Rudd, David McGloin, Julio C. Gutierrez-Vega

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    Abstract

    The vortex emergence process as an integer order Bessel field progresses continuously onto the contiguous higher order Bessel field is studied in detail. We assess the progressive migration of phase singularities and explain the predicted increase in fractional orbital angular momentum content of the beam in terms of this gradual process. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)11411-11422
    Number of pages12
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume16
    Issue number15
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jul 2008

    Keywords

    • ORBITAL ANGULAR-MOMENTUM
    • OPTICAL VORTICES
    • LIGHT-BEAMS
    • WAVES

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