Optimal annular computer-generated holograms for the generation of optical vortices

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 385-390

  Guo, Cheng Shan ^a,b   Liu, Xuan ^a   Ren, Xiu Yun ^a   Wang, Hui Tian ^b  

^a SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BESSEL FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAMS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT MODULATORS; WAVEFRONTS;

HELICAL WAVE FRONTS; OPTICAL VORTICES;

COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAPHY;

EID: 13644268957     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.22.000385     Document Type: Article

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