Title :
High-order optical vortices from directly machined spiral phase mirrors
Author :
Campbell, Geoff ; Hage, Boris ; Buchler, Ben ; Lam, Ping Koy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Quantum Sci., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We report on the production of diffractive mirrors, which generate high-order optical vortices. The mirrors are produced by direct machining with a diamond tool and are shown to generate high-quality optical vortices ranging in charge from 1 to 1000 at a wavelength of 532 nm.
Keywords :
diffractive optical elements; mirrors; optical vortices; diamond tool; diffractive mirrors; direct machining; directly machined spiral phase mirrors; high-order optical vortices; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical microscopy; Optical vortices; Optimized production technology; Spirals;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193913
