FRESNEL DIFFRACTION AT 1 4 OF THE TALBOT DISTANCE OF AN ANISOTROPIC GRATING/

Citation
V. Arrizon et al., FRESNEL DIFFRACTION AT 1 4 OF THE TALBOT DISTANCE OF AN ANISOTROPIC GRATING/, Optics communications, 127(4-6), 1996, pp. 171-175
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00304018
Volume
127
Issue
4-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
171 - 175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(1996)127:4-6<171:FDA14O>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We show that an anisotropic grating with two alternate linear perpendi cular states of polarization is transformed by free propagation, at 1/ 4 of the Talbot distance, into another grating with circular polarizat ion states. Experimental results that verify our proposal are included .