TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperboloid structures formed by polarization singularities in coherent vector fields with longitudinal-transverse coupling
AU - Chen, Y. F.
AU - Lu, T. H.
AU - Huang, K. F.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The propagation-dependent polarization vector fields are experimentally created from an isotropic microchip laser with a longitudinal-transverse coupling and entanglement of the polarization states. The experimental three-dimensional coherent vector fields are analytically reconstructed with a coherent superposition of orthogonal circularly polarized vortex modes. Each polarized component is found to comprise two Laguerre-Gaussian modes with different topological charges. With the analytical representation, the polarization singularities, on which the electric polarization ellipse is purely circular (C lines) or purely linear (L surfaces), are explored. The C line singularities are found to form an intriguing hyperboloidal structure.
AB - The propagation-dependent polarization vector fields are experimentally created from an isotropic microchip laser with a longitudinal-transverse coupling and entanglement of the polarization states. The experimental three-dimensional coherent vector fields are analytically reconstructed with a coherent superposition of orthogonal circularly polarized vortex modes. Each polarized component is found to comprise two Laguerre-Gaussian modes with different topological charges. With the analytical representation, the polarization singularities, on which the electric polarization ellipse is purely circular (C lines) or purely linear (L surfaces), are explored. The C line singularities are found to form an intriguing hyperboloidal structure.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.233903
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.233903
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33845358542
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 97
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 23
M1 - 233903
ER -