• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 11, Issue 1, 121 (2023)
Xinglin Wang1、2, Wenxiang Yan1, Yuan Gao1, Zheng Yuan1, Zhi-Cheng Ren1, Xi-Lin Wang1, Jianping Ding1、3、4、*, and Hui-Tian Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Laboratory of Solid Microstructures and School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 2Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
  • 4Collaborative Innovation Center of Solid-State Lighting and Energy-Saving Electronics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.470931 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xinglin Wang, Wenxiang Yan, Yuan Gao, Zheng Yuan, Zhi-Cheng Ren, Xi-Lin Wang, Jianping Ding, Hui-Tian Wang. Manipulating propagation and evolution of polarization singularities in composite Bessel-like fields[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(1): 121 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Structured optical fields embedded with polarization singularities (PSs) have attracted extensive attention due to their capability to retain topological invariance during propagation. Many advances in PS research have been made over the past 20 years in the areas of mathematical description, generation and detection technologies, propagation dynamics, and applications. However, one of the most crucial and difficult tasks continues to be manipulating PSs with multiple degrees of freedom, especially in three-dimensional (3D) tailored optical fields. We propose and demonstrate the longitudinal PS lines obtained by superimposing Bessel-like modes with orthogonal polarization states on composite vector optical fields (VOFs). The embedded PSs in the fields can be manipulated to propagate robustly along arbitrary trajectories, or to annihilate, revive, and transform each other at on-demand positions in 3D space, allowing complex PS’ topological morphology and intensity patterns to be flexibly customized. Our findings could spur further research into singular optics and help with applications such as micromanipulation, microstructure fabrication, and optical encryption.
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    Xinglin Wang, Wenxiang Yan, Yuan Gao, Zheng Yuan, Zhi-Cheng Ren, Xi-Lin Wang, Jianping Ding, Hui-Tian Wang. Manipulating propagation and evolution of polarization singularities in composite Bessel-like fields[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(1): 121
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