Abstract
In order to discuss the evolution of anomalous vortex beams with different polarization states from conical diffraction to
birefringence, the influences of the propagation distance and propagation direction of the incident beam on the propagation
characteristics are analyzed based on the conical diffraction theory. The conical diffraction characteristics of elliptical
anomalou s vortex beams with different azimuth is also demonstrated. The results show the field intensity distribution of the
circularly polarized anomalous vortex beam is more sensitive to the inclination factor than the circularly polarized Gaussian
beam during t he evolution from conical diffraction to birefringence. The light intensity distribution properties of elliptically
polarized light is between circularly polarized and linearly polarized light. W hen an elliptically polarized beam passes through
a biaxial c rystal , the light field changes with the phase difference between the two perpendicular linearly polarized light of
elliptically polarized light. It has application prospect in optical capture..
Keywords
Conical diffraction, Biaxial crystal, Polarization, Birefringence, Anomalous vortex beam.
Citation
QIAN WANG, LANLING LAN, YAN LIU, XIAOTAO SHI, Evolution of anomalous vortex beam with different polarization states from conical diffraction to birefringence, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 14, 11-12, November-December 2020, pp.473-481 (2020).
Submitted at: July 6, 2020
Accepted at: Nov. 25, 2020