Experimental generation of steering odd dark beams of finite length

Authors
Dreischuh, A Neshev, D Paulus, GG Walther, H
Citation
A. Dreischuh et al., Experimental generation of steering odd dark beams of finite length, J OPT SOC B, 17(12), 2000, pp. 2011-2017
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
12
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2011 - 2017
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200012)17:12<2011:EGOSOD>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We report what we believe is the first realization of odd dark beams of fin ite length under controllable initial conditions. We obtain mixed edge-scre w phase dislocations by reproducing binary computer-generated holograms. Tw o effective ways to control the steering of the beams are analyzed experime ntally and compared with numerical simulations. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)01412-0] OCIS codes: 190.4420, 190.5940, 090.1760.