Open AccessVector optical fields with polarization distributions similar to electric and magnetic field lines
Author(s) -
Yue Pan,
Simin Li,
Lei Mao,
LingJun Kong,
Yongnan Li,
Chenghou Tu,
Pei Wang,
HuiTian Wang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.016200
Subject(s) - electric field , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , magnetic field , optics , optical field , linear polarization , focus (optics) , circular polarization , symmetry (geometry) , polarization density , magnetization , quantum mechanics , laser , geometry , mathematics , chemistry
We present, design and generate a new kind of vector optical fields with linear polarization distributions modeling to electric and magnetic field lines. The geometric configurations of "electric charges" and "magnetic charges" can engineer the spatial structure and symmetry of polarizations of vector optical field, providing additional degrees of freedom assisting in controlling the field symmetry at the focus and allowing engineering of the field distribution at the focus to the specific applications.