Instantaneous field singularities in electromagnetic waves

Singularities, i.e. places of discontinuity of physical parameters are extremely general objects appearing in both stationary and wave processes. They commonly occur in purely coherent, highly directional electromagnetic waves, such as laser beams, determining additional spatial or ‘topological’ pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vladlen Shvedov, Wieslaw Krolikowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aae717