Generation of a radially polarized light beam using internal conical diffraction

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 21793-21802

  Phelan, C F ^a   Donegan, J F ^a   Lunney, J G ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;

CONICAL DIFFRACTION; FIRST ORDER BESSEL BEAM; GAUSSIAN LASER BEAM; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MACH ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETRY; POLARIZED LIGHT BEAMS; RADIAL POLARIZATION;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

EID: 80054955495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.021793     Document Type: Article

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