A liquid of optical vortices in a photonic sea of vector waves

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

L. de Angelis QN/Kuipers Lab - AS
F. Alpeggiani QN/Kuipers Lab - AS
Andrea Di Falco University of St Andrews
L. Kuipers QN/Quantum Nanoscience
Research Group
QN/Kuipers Lab (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 L. de Angelis, F. Alpeggiani, Andrea Di Falco, L. Kuipers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2016.FF3H.8
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Published Date

17-10-2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

QN/Quantum Nanoscience

Research Group

QN/Kuipers Lab

Abstract

Phase singularities arise in scalar random waves, with spatial distribution reminiscent of particles in liquids. Supporting near-field experiment with analytical theory we show how such spatial distribution changes when considering vector waves.