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Optical vortex generation by three plane wave interference

2001; Elsevier BV; Volume: 198; Issue: 1-3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0030-4018(01)01499-7

1873-0310

Jan Masajada, Bogusława Dubik,

Near-Field Optical Microscopy

In this paper the generation of optical vortices by three plane waves interference is studied. The necessary conditions for such process are derived and the net structure of optical vortices generated in this way is analyzed. The results are verified experimentally.