DocumentCode
2648116
Title
Optical vortices in quasi-periodic optical lattices
Author
Schonbrun, Ethan ; Piestun, Rafael
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
679
Abstract
We investigate methods for manipulating individual sites in optical lattices that enable the creation of defects within otherwise periodic light patterns. The modified optical lattice is created by interference of plane and spiral waves.
Keywords
crystal defects; crystal structure; light interference; optical vortices; optical vortices; periodic light pattern; plane interference; quasiperiodic optical lattices; spiral waves; Atom optics; Holographic optical components; Holography; Interference; Lattices; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical solitons; Optical vortices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548894
Filename
1548894
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