Title :
Polarization vortex converter imprinted by femtosecond laser nanostructuring in glass
Author :
Martynas Beresna;Mindaugas Gecevičius;Peter G. Kazansky
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics R esearch Centre, University of Southampton, SO17 1B J, United Kingdom
fDate :
5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A polarization converter by femtosecond laser imprinting of space variant birefringence is demonstrated. Switching from radial to azimuthally polarized beam both with orbital angular momentum is achieved by controlling handedness of incident circular polarization.
Keywords :
"Ultrafast optics","Laser beams","Polarization","Measurement by laser beam","Optical device fabrication","Optical polarization","Laser modes"
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
DOI :
10.1364/CLEO_SI.2011.CWO3
