Influence of Primary Coma on the Tightly Focusing Characteristics of Circular Basis Hybrid Order Poincaré Sphere Beams
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory of Tight Focusing for Circular Basis HyOPS Beams
3. Intensity Landscapes of Circular Basis HyOPS Beams
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
NA | numerical aperture |
PSF | point spread function |
SOP | state of polarization |
PS | Poincaré sphere |
HyOPS | hybrid order Poincaré sphere |
HOPS | higher order Poincaré sphere |
OAM | orbital angular momentum |
RCP | right circular polarization |
LCP | left circular polarization |
LG | Laguerre Gaussian |
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Pal, S.K.; Singh, R.K.; Senthilkumaran, P. Influence of Primary Coma on the Tightly Focusing Characteristics of Circular Basis Hybrid Order Poincaré Sphere Beams. Photonics 2024, 11, 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010098
Pal SK, Singh RK, Senthilkumaran P. Influence of Primary Coma on the Tightly Focusing Characteristics of Circular Basis Hybrid Order Poincaré Sphere Beams. Photonics. 2024; 11(1):98. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010098
Chicago/Turabian StylePal, Sushanta Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Singh, and Paramasivam Senthilkumaran. 2024. "Influence of Primary Coma on the Tightly Focusing Characteristics of Circular Basis Hybrid Order Poincaré Sphere Beams" Photonics 11, no. 1: 98. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010098