• DocumentCode
    2862902
  • Title

    Vector beam generation from a passively phase stable diffractive optical element interferometer

  • Author

    Toussaint, Kimani C., Jr. ; Park, Sungnam ; Jureller, Justin E. ; Scherer, Norbert F.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate four optical vector beams states using a diffractive optical element interferometer. Such a scheme exhibits passive phase stability, making it suitable for linear and nonlinear optical (super-resolution) microscopy.
  • Keywords
    diffractive optical elements; laser stability; light interferometers; measurement by laser beam; optical microscopy; optical pulse generation; diffractive optical element interferometer; laser source; nonlinear optical microscopy; optical vector beam generation; passive phase stability; phase control elements; Chemical elements; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Spatial resolution; US Department of Energy; Vectors; (050.1970) Diffractive optics; (180.3170) Interference microscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627718
  • Filename
    4627718