Abstract
© 2015 Optical Society of America© 2015 Optical Society of America. We present both experimentally and theoretically the transformation of radially and azimuthally polarized vector beams when they propagate through a biaxial crystal and are transformed by the conical refraction phenomenon. We show that, at the focal plane, the transverse pattern is formed by a ring-like light structure with an azimuthal node, this node being found at diametrically opposite points of the ring for radial/azimuthal polarizations. We also prove that the state of polarization of the transformed beams is conical refraction-like, i.e., that every two diametrically opposite points of the light ring are linearly orthogonally polarized.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1002-1016 |
Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |