Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Volume. 6, Issue 1, 89(2013)
Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields
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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Thomas G. BROWN, Amber M. BECKLEY. Stress engineering and the applications of inhomogeneously polarized optical fields[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2013, 6(1): 89
Category: REVIEW ARTICLE
Received: Dec. 5, 2012
Accepted: Dec. 20, 2012
Published Online: Apr. 15, 2013
The Author Email: BROWN Thomas G. (thomas.brown@rochester.edu)