Geometric phase associated with transformations of cylindrical vector beams

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7950, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Milione, Giovanni ^a   Sztul, Henry I ^a   Alfano, Robert R ^a  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

cylindrical vector beam; geometric phase; optical vortex; orbital angular momentum of light

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZED; CLOSED LOOPS; CYLINDRICAL LENS; CYLINDRICAL VECTOR BEAM; GEOMETRIC PHASE; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN MODES; MODE CONVERTER; OPTICAL VORTICES; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF LIGHT; POINCARE SPHERE; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; WAVEPLATES;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SPHERES; VECTORS; VORTEX FLOW;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 79952946089     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.872008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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