Detecting the topological charge of vortex beams using an annular triangle aperture

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1233-1236

  Yongxin, Liu ^a,b   Hua, Tao ^b   Jixiong, Pu ^b   Baida, Lü ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAQIAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annular triangle aperture; Topological charge; Vortex beam

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR TRIANGLE APERTURE; FAR-FIELD DIFFRACTION; FRAUNHOFER DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; OPTICAL VORTEX BEAM; OPTICAL VORTICES; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGE; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; TRIANGULAR LATTICE; VORTEX BEAMS;

DIFFRACTION PATTERNS; INTERFEROMETRY; VORTEX FLOW;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 79955644945     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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