Intrinsic orbital angular momentum of paraxial beams with off-axis imprinted vortices

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

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2089-2096

  Oemrawsingh, S S R ^a   Eliel, E R ^a   Nienhuis, G ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; HOLOGRAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS;

FORK PHASE HOLOGRAM; OPTICAL VORTICES; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

LIGHT;

EID: 8744237084     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.002089     Document Type: Article

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