Ov. Angelsky et al., APPEARANCE OF WAVE-FRONT DISLOCATIONS UNDER INTERFERENCE AMONG BEAMS WITH SIMPLE WAVE-FRONTS, Optica Applicata, 27(4), 1997, pp. 273-278
The appearance of wave front dislocations under interference among bea
ms of simple wave fronts is considered. It is shown that even two beam
s with smooth wave fronts can cause the formation of screw dislocation
s. The screw dislocations are formed at the point where the lines of e
qual intensity of two beams cross the minima of an interference patter
n.