Title
Space-variant polarization patterns of non-collinear Poincaré superpositions
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Beach K.
Zeosky J.
Khajavi B.
Colgate University
Publisher(s)
SPIE
Abstract
We present analysis and measurements of the polarization patterns produced by non-collinear superpositions of Laguerre-Gauss spatial modes in orthogonal polarization states, which are known as Poincaré modes. Our findings agree with predictions (I. Freund Opt. Lett. 35, 148-150 (2010)), that superpositions containing a C-point lead to a rotation of the polarization ellipse in 3-dimensions. Here we do imaging polarimetry of superpositions of first-And zero-order spatial modes at relative beam angles of 0-4 arcmin. We find Poincaré-type polarization patterns showing fringes in polarization orientation, but which preserve the polarization-singularity index for all three cases of C-points: lemons, stars and monstars.
Volume
9379
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Óptica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84947744159
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN of the container
0277786X
ISBN of the container
9781628414691
Conference
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Sponsor(s)
The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
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