Optical vortices in a Laguerre-Gaussian LG(1)(0) beam

Flossmann, Florian and Schwarz, Ulrich T. and Maier, Max (2005) Optical vortices in a Laguerre-Gaussian LG(1)(0) beam. JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS, 52 (7). pp. 1009-1017. ISSN 0950-0340, 1362-3044

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Abstract

We have investigated experimentally the evolution of the intensity distribution of an initial off-axis vortex with topological charge 1 in a Laguerre - Gaussian LG(1)(0) background beam. It was found that the non-generic dislocation surface of the Laguerre - Gaussian beam destroyed and new vortices are created during propagation in agreement with calculations. The innermost vortex moves to the centre of the beam, in contrast to the other vortices, which propagate to the periphery. The motion of the innermost vortex is explained by a model employing phase and intensity gradients where the changes of the background beam during propagation are taken into account.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: PROPAGATION DYNAMICS; DISLOCATIONS; SOLITONS;
Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
Divisions: Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Group Ulrich Schwarz
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 11 May 2021 13:26
Last Modified: 11 May 2021 13:26
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/36135

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