Data di Pubblicazione:
2019
Citazione:
The local intrinsic curvature of wavefronts allows to detect optical vortices / B. Paroli, M. Siano, M.A.C. Potenza. - In: OPTICS EXPRESS. - ISSN 1094-4087. - 27:13(2019), pp. 17550-17560. [10.1364/OE.27.017550]
Abstract:
We describe a method for effectively distinguishing the radiation endowed with optical angular momentum, also known as optical vortex, from ordinary light. We show that by detecting the inversion of the transverse intrinsic curvature sign (ITICS) an optical vortex can be locally recognized. The method is effective under conditions of huge importance for the exploitation of optical vortices, such as the far field of the source and access to a small fraction of the wavefront only. The validity of the method has been verified with table-top experiments with visible light, and the results show that a measurement performed over a transverse distance smaller than 4% of the beam diameter distinguishes a vortex from a Gaussian beam with a significance of 93.4%. New perspectives are considered for the characterization of vortices, with potential impact on the detection of extra-terrestrial radiation as well as on broadcast communication techniques.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
B. Paroli, M. Siano, M.A.C. Potenza
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