Unveiling locally linearly polarized vector fields with broken axial symmetry
Journal Article
·
· Physical Review. A
- School of Physics and Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071 (China)
We explore how the focusing of axial-symmetry-broken vector fields is associated with a sector aperture whose apex coincides with the field axis. Its focused field is azimuthally split into a pair of orthogonal right- and left-handed circularly polarized partial rings which are rotated by angles of {+-}{pi}/2 with respect to the input vector field carrying no orbital angular momentum (OAM) and no spin angular momentum (SAM), respectively. Each member of the pair of partial rings carries not only the opposite OAM but also the opposite SAM. We unveil the underlying physics behind such an effect.
- OSTI ID:
- 21550194
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 83; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Efficient generation and amplification of intense vortex and vector laser pulses via strongly-coupled stimulated Brillouin scattering in plasmas
Journal Article
·
Sun Jan 07 19:00:00 EST 2024
· Communications Physics
·
OSTI ID:2279089