Young's double-slit experiment with vector vortex beams

Saba N. Khan; Stuti Joshi; Paramasivam Senthilkumaran

doi:10.1364/OL.434177

Young's double-slit experiment with vector vortex beams

Saba N. Khan, Stuti Joshi^*, Paramasivam Senthilkumaran

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School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

In this Letter, Young's double-slit experiment with vector vortex beams is investigated. We present the results for various Poincaré-Hopf index beams of this class considering all four major types. Polarization associated morphological changes in the far-field interference pattern are studied both theoretically and experimentally. The Fraunhofer pattern consists of lattices of polarization singularities of the generic type, located on a line, in a direction perpendicular to the slit. The number of linear lattices varies as a function of Poincaré-Hopf index η of the beam that is diffracted, and the number of intensity nulls occurring along the vertical line is equal to |𝜂|.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4136-4139
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	46
Issue number	17
Early online date	19 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.434177
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2021

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