Title :
Optical vortices in strongly scintillated beams
Author :
Chen, Mingzhou ; Dainty, Chris
Author_Institution :
Appl. Opt., Nat. Univ. of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Abstract :
Opitcal vortices can not be removed with a conventional adaptive optics system. However, vortices can annihilate in pairs after a least-squares correction. This phenomenon can be explained by vortex plasma and confirmed with numerical simulations.
Keywords :
least squares approximations; optical vortices; plasma flow; plasma light propagation; scintillation; least-squares correction; numerical simulations; optical vortices; scintillated beams; vortex plasma; Adaptive optics; Fluctuations; Laser beams; Numerical simulation; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical vortices; Particle beams; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves; Adaptive Optics; Beam propagation; Optical vortex; Vortex plasma;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292382
