Numerical Analysis and Verification of Off-Axis Double Vortex Beams

Jianqiang Ye; Yuxia Zhou; Palidan Aierken; Xining Yang; Zhaoxue Li; Taximaiti Yusufu

doi:10.3390/photonics11020123

Photonics (Jan 2024)

Numerical Analysis and Verification of Off-Axis Double Vortex Beams

Jianqiang Ye,
Yuxia Zhou,
Palidan Aierken,
Xining Yang,
Zhaoxue Li,
Taximaiti Yusufu

Affiliations

Jianqiang Ye: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Yuxia Zhou: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Palidan Aierken: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Xining Yang: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Zhaoxue Li: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Taximaiti Yusufu: Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Luminescence Minerals and Optical Functional Materials, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11020123
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 2
p. 123

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Vortex beams are unique in that they have annular spatial profiles and carry orbital angular momentum. This has led to their use in applications including laser processing, microparticle manipulation and signal transmission. Off-axis vortex beams, which may be considered a subset of vortex beams, display a broader spectrum of physical characteristics in comparison with their conventional (integer-order) counterparts. In this work, we derive the equations which describe the intensity distribution of off-axis vortex beams and use these to theoretically model their spatial profile. These models are supported by experimental generation of both integer and off-axis vortex beams, and the presence of orbital angular momentum is investigated through the use of the cylindrical lens transformation method.

Published in Photonics

ISSN: 2304-6732 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics

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