Composite vortex patterns formed by component light beams with non-integral topological charge

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6905, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Galvez, E J ^a   Baumann, S M ^a  

^a Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical vortices; Singular optics

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LIGHT; OPTICAL DEVICES; TOPOLOGY;

LIGHT BEAMS; NON-INTEGRAL TOPOLOGICAL CHARGE; OPTICAL VORTICES; SINGULAR OPTICS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 43249098777     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.764669     Document Type: Conference Paper

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