Open AccessGenerating orthogonally circular polarized states embedded in nonplanar geometric beams
Author(s) -
Ting-Hua Lu,
Chongjun He
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.020876
Subject(s) - optics , circular polarization , birefringence , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , uniaxial crystal , optical axis , chemistry , lens (geology) , microstrip
We experimentally demonstrated the generation of orthogonally circular polarized states embedded in nonplanar geometric beams. Experimental results revealed that the production of circularly polarized beams, induced by crystal birefringence, is quantized. Numerical analyses of the polarization and the spatial morphology are consistent with the experimental results.