Topology of optical vortex lines formed by the interference of three, four, and five plane waves

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3039-3044

  O'Holleran, Kevin ^a   Padgett, Miles J ^a   Dennis, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY; VORTEX FLOW; WAVE INTERFERENCE; WAVES;

NODAL LINES; OPTICAL VORTEX LINES; PHASE SINGULARITIES;

SPACE OPTICS;

EID: 33645503505     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003039     Document Type: Article

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