Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields

Thomas G. BROWN; Amber M. BECKLEY

doi:10.1007/s12200-012-0307-5

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Frontiers of Optoelectronics
Vol. 6, Issue 1, 89 (2013)

Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields

Thomas G. BROWN^1、* and Amber M. BECKLEY²

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¹The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA

²Department of Engineering Physics, école Polytechnique de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3A7, Canada

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DOI: 10.1007/s12200-012-0307-5 Cite this Article

Thomas G. BROWN, Amber M. BECKLEY. Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2013, 6(1): 89 Copy Citation Text

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Abstract

Spatial inhomogeneities in the polarization of a light field can show fascinating effects in focusing, propagation, illumination, and imaging. This paper provides examples of these effects and describes how deterministic stress on the periphery of an optical element can be used in fundamental studies of beam propagation, as well as applications such as polarimetry.

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birefringence physical optics polarization

Thomas G. BROWN, Amber M. BECKLEY. Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2013, 6(1): 89

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