Circular Polarization near the Tight Focus of Linearly Polarized Light

Circular Polarization near the Tight Focus of Linearly Polarized Light

We have considered the tight focusing of light with linear polarization. Using the Richards–Wolf formalism, it is shown that before and after the focal plane, there are regions in which the polarization is circular (elliptical). When passing through the focal plane, the direction of rotation of the...

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Main Authors: Sergey S. Stafeev, Anton G. Nalimov, Alexey A. Kovalev, Vladislav D. Zaitsev, Victor V. Kotlyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Photonics
Subjects:
polarization conversion
tight focusing
Richards–Wolf formula
Stokes vector
spin angular momentum
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/9/3/196

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