Q-plates are commonly used for uncomplicated generation of polarization controlled vortex beams. Here we show experimentally that the output is not a pure vortex but rather a Hypergeometric-Gaussian mode. Results are in good agreement with theory.
Reference:
Sephton, B., Dudley, A. and Forbes, A. 2016. Vortex beam characterization in terms of Hypergeometric- Gaussian modes. Frontiers in Optics: The 100th OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science XXXII , 17-21 October 2016, Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester, New York United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2016.FF5H.5
Sephton, B. C., Dudley, A. L., & Forbes, A. (2016). Vortex beam characterization in terms of Hypergeometric- Gaussian modes. Optical Society of America (OSA). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9353
Sephton, Bereneice C, Angela L Dudley, and A Forbes. "Vortex beam characterization in terms of Hypergeometric- Gaussian modes." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9353
Sephton BC, Dudley AL, Forbes A, Vortex beam characterization in terms of Hypergeometric- Gaussian modes; Optical Society of America (OSA); 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9353 .
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