Experimental implementation of tightly focused beams with unpolarized transversal component at any plane

The aim of this paper is to provide a formal framework for designing highly focused fields with specific transversal features when the incoming beam is partially polarized. More specifically, we develop a field with a transversal component that remains unpolarized in the focal area. Moreover, its lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martínez-Herrero, Rosario, Maluenda Niubó, David, Juvells Prades, Ignacio, Carnicer González, Arturo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/61183
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/61183
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Holografia
Òptica física
Polarització (Llum)
Òptica de Fourier
Holography
Physical optics
Polarization (Light)
Fourier optics
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Sumario:The aim of this paper is to provide a formal framework for designing highly focused fields with specific transversal features when the incoming beam is partially polarized. More specifically, we develop a field with a transversal component that remains unpolarized in the focal area. Moreover, its longitudinal component exhibits non-zero values on axis. Special attention is paid to the design of the input beam and the development of the experiment. The implementation of such fields is possible by using an interferometric setup combined with the use of digital holography techniques. Experimental results are compared with those obtained numerically.