Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation

Recently, optical coordinate transformation has garnered considerable research interest for manipulating structured light in emerging optical communication applications. Herein, we propose a circle-Cassinian optical coordinate transformation based on polarization invariance to generate an elliptical...

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Main Authors: Huan Wei, Hui Fang
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/8/563
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description Recently, optical coordinate transformation has garnered considerable research interest for manipulating structured light in emerging optical communication applications. Herein, we propose a circle-Cassinian optical coordinate transformation based on polarization invariance to generate an elliptical-symmetry radially polarized (ESRP) optical beam. Accordingly, we designed three isotropic phase plates for placement in the 4<i>f</i> optical system. The numerical simulations demonstrated accurate generation of the ESRP beam with specified intensity, including an overall intensity adjustment applied in the input plane. Therefore, the proposed method can aid in designing vector light fields, and the ESRP beam can be applied to optical tweezers and surface plasmonic-field generation.
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spelling doaj.art-47fe331a276d4f418475c4a2a035a2a92023-11-30T22:13:34ZengMDPI AGPhotonics2304-67322022-08-019856310.3390/photonics9080563Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate TransformationHuan Wei0Hui Fang1Nanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaNanophotonics Research Center, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaRecently, optical coordinate transformation has garnered considerable research interest for manipulating structured light in emerging optical communication applications. Herein, we propose a circle-Cassinian optical coordinate transformation based on polarization invariance to generate an elliptical-symmetry radially polarized (ESRP) optical beam. Accordingly, we designed three isotropic phase plates for placement in the 4<i>f</i> optical system. The numerical simulations demonstrated accurate generation of the ESRP beam with specified intensity, including an overall intensity adjustment applied in the input plane. Therefore, the proposed method can aid in designing vector light fields, and the ESRP beam can be applied to optical tweezers and surface plasmonic-field generation.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/8/563optical coordinate transformationstructured lightpolarizationelliptic vector beam
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Hui Fang
Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
Photonics
optical coordinate transformation
structured light
polarization
elliptic vector beam
title Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
title_full Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
title_fullStr Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
title_full_unstemmed Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
title_short Generation of Elliptic-Symmetry Radially Polarized Optical Beam by Circle-Cassinian Optical Coordinate Transformation
title_sort generation of elliptic symmetry radially polarized optical beam by circle cassinian optical coordinate transformation
topic optical coordinate transformation
structured light
polarization
elliptic vector beam
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/8/563
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