Phase and interference properties of optical vortex beams

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

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 823-827

  Vickers, John ^a   Burch, Matt ^a   Vyas, Reeta ^a   Singh, Surendra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS LASERS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS;

HERMITE-GAUSS LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL VORTEX BEAMS; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 44349092593     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.25.000823     Document Type: Article

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