Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States
We demonstrate the generation of a space-variant vector beam with catenary-shaped polarization states based on the polarization interferometry. With a spatial light modulator and a common path interferometric configuration, two orthogonally circularly polarized beams with different phase modulation...
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| author | Junjie Wang Mingbo Pu Jinjin Jin Fei Zhang Ling Liu Weijie Kong Xiong Li Yinghui Guo Xiangang Luo |
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| description | We demonstrate the generation of a space-variant vector beam with catenary-shaped polarization states based on the polarization interferometry. With a spatial light modulator and a common path interferometric configuration, two orthogonally circularly polarized beams with different phase modulation overlap each other, yielding the vector beams. In addition, the polarization states of this vector beam are scalable to the arbitrary spatial distribution because of its great flexibility and universal applicability. It is expected that this vector beam may have many potential and intriguing applications in the micro/nano material processing, liquid crystal elements fabrication and optical micro-manipulation, and so on. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62efc051144d42cda927378fea94de232023-12-03T13:39:49ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-04-01158294010.3390/ma15082940Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization StatesJunjie Wang0Mingbo Pu1Jinjin Jin2Fei Zhang3Ling Liu4Weijie Kong5Xiong Li6Yinghui Guo7Xiangang Luo8State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, ChinaWe demonstrate the generation of a space-variant vector beam with catenary-shaped polarization states based on the polarization interferometry. With a spatial light modulator and a common path interferometric configuration, two orthogonally circularly polarized beams with different phase modulation overlap each other, yielding the vector beams. In addition, the polarization states of this vector beam are scalable to the arbitrary spatial distribution because of its great flexibility and universal applicability. It is expected that this vector beam may have many potential and intriguing applications in the micro/nano material processing, liquid crystal elements fabrication and optical micro-manipulation, and so on.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/8/2940catenarypolarization interferometryvector beamsliquid crystals |
| spellingShingle | Junjie Wang Mingbo Pu Jinjin Jin Fei Zhang Ling Liu Weijie Kong Xiong Li Yinghui Guo Xiangang Luo Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States Materials catenary polarization interferometry vector beams liquid crystals |
| title | Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States |
| title_full | Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States |
| title_fullStr | Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States |
| title_short | Generation of A Space-Variant Vector Beam with Catenary-Shaped Polarization States |
| title_sort | generation of a space variant vector beam with catenary shaped polarization states |
| topic | catenary polarization interferometry vector beams liquid crystals |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/8/2940 |
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