Experimental implementation of tightly focused beams with unpolarized transversal component at any plane

Opt Express. 2014 Dec 29;22(26):32419-28. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.032419.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to provide a formal framework for designing highly focused fields with specific transversal features when the incoming beam is partially polarized. More specifically, we develop a field with a transversal component that remains unpolarized in the focal area. Special attention is paid to the design of the input beam and the development of the experiment. The implementation of such fields is possible by using an interferometric setup combined with the use of digital holography techniques. Experimental results are compared with those obtained numerically.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Interferometry / instrumentation*
  • Lasers*
  • Lenses*
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Optical Devices*