Propagation of structured light beams after multiple reflections in a spiral phase plate

Yisa S. Rumala

doi:10.1117/1.OE.54.11.111306

20 August 2015 Propagation of structured light beams after multiple reflections in a spiral phase plate

Yisa S. Rumala

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 54, Issue 11, 111306 (August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.54.11.111306

Abstract

This work presents propagation dynamics of structured light (complex light) containing optical vortices after it has undergone multiple reflections in a spiral phase plate (SPP) device having a nonzero surface reflection. In the calculations, the thick-plate approximation is assumed as it is expected to give a more accurate representation of the standard geometry of an SPP device from a low-surface reflection to a high-surface reflection. Calculations showing the propagation of counter-rotating optical vortices are presented, and the effect of the statistical nature of photons on the observation of the angular intensity modulation of the beam is discussed.

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Yisa S. Rumala "Propagation of structured light beams after multiple reflections in a spiral phase plate," Optical Engineering 54(11), 111306 (20 August 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.54.11.111306

Published: 20 August 2015

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