Title
Monstar polarization singularities with elliptically-symmetric q-plates
Date Issued
26 June 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Colgate
Publisher(s)
OSA - The Optical Society
Abstract
Space-variant polarization patterns present in the transverse mode of optical beams highlight disclination patterns of polarization about a singularity, often a C-point. These patterns are important for understanding rotational dislocations and for characterizing complex polarization patterns. Liquid-crystal devices known as q-plates have been used to produce two of the three types of disclination patterns in optical beams: lemons and stars. Here we report the production of the third type of disclination, which is asymmetric, known as the monstar. We do so with elliptically-symmetric q-plates. We present theory and measurements, and find excellent agreement between the two.
Start page
14935
End page
14943
Volume
25
Issue
13
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021367463
PubMed ID
Source
Optics Express
ISSN of the container
10944087
Sources of information:
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