Title :
Optical Corkscrews
Author :
Grace, Edward J.
Author_Institution :
Imperial Coll. London, London
Abstract :
A novel, highly non-paraxial, helical beam is predicted. Dubbed a "corkscrew beam", since the pitch is comparable to the wavelength, they offer the possibility of optically sculpting structures with a chiral response.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical waveguides; chiral response; corkscrew beam; helical beam; highly nonparaxial beam; optical corkscrews; optically sculpting structures; Apertures; Educational institutions; Lenses; Lighting; Microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386588
