Generating Arbitrary Order Cylindrical Vector Beams With Inherent Transform Mechanism

Polarization converters that convert incident linearly polarized beams into arbitrary order cylindrical vector beams (CVBs) are derived with the Jones matrix theory. We reveal the existence of an inherent transform mechanism, which links the different order CVB converters. Based on this mechanism, C...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu Weng, Luping Du, Aiping Yang, Changjun Min, Xiaocong Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7845687/