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Dr
Angela Dudley
(CSIR)
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We demonstrate the reconstruction of a vector Bessel beam after propagation through an obstruction. Not only does the spatial profile of the optical field reconstruct, but we show that its polarization profile also possesses this self-healing characteristic. We experimentally verify this new attribute with the use of radially and azimuthally polarized Bessel beams. By being able to extend this self-healing nature to an additional degree of freedom, in the case of polarization, this will advance the applications of Bessel beams in areas such as optical trapping and quantum entanglement.
Primary author
Dr
Angela Dudley
(CSIR)
Co-authors
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR)
Mr
Giovanni Milione
(City University of New York, USA)
Prof.
Robert Alfano
(City University of New York, USA)
