Optical anisotropy induced by torsion stresses in LiNbO3 crystals: Appearance of an optical vortex

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

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 633-640

  Skab, Ihor ^a   Vasylkiv, Yurij ^a   Savaryn, Viktoriya ^a   Vlokh, Rostyslav ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL OPTICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; TORSIONAL STRESS; VORTEX FLOW;

BIREFRINGENCE DISTRIBUTION; LINBO3 CRYSTALS; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL VORTICES; ORBITAL MOMENTUM; SPIN-ORBITAL COUPLING; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES; ZERO BIREFRINGENCE;

NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79958761993     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.28.000633     Document Type: Article

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