Conical refraction healing after partially blocking the input beam

Turpin, A. (2015) Conical refraction healing after partially blocking the input beam. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 92, 013802. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.92.013802)

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Abstract

In conical refraction, when a focused Gaussian beam passes along one of the optic axes of a biaxial crystal, it is transformed into a pair of concentric bright rings at the focal plane. We demonstrate both theoretically and experimentally that this transformation is hardly affected by partially blocking the Gaussian input beam with an obstacle. We analyze the influence of the size of the obstruction both on the transverse intensity pattern of the beam and on its state of polarization, which is shown to be very robust.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Turpin, Dr Alejandro
Authors: Turpin, A.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
Journal Name:Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1050-2947
ISSN (Online):1094-1622

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