Quantitative characterization of the energy circulation in helical beams by means of near-field diffraction

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 3379-3387

  Terborg, Roland A ^a,b   Volke Seṕulveda, Karen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VORTEX FLOW;

BESSEL BEAM; ENERGY FLUXES; HELICITIES; MAIN LOBES; MATHIEU BEAMS; NEAR-FIELD DIFFRACTION; OPTICAL VORTICES; PROPAGATION DISTANCES; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SKEW ANGLES; TRANSVERSE DISPLACEMENTS;

DIFFRACTION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 84874065607     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.003379     Document Type: Article

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