| Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 53, Number 2, February 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 20701 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Photonics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2010100346 | |
| Published online | 28 January 2011 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2010100346
Diffraction of Gaussian vortex beam in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis
Department of Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and
Technology, 210094, Nanjing, P.R. China
Corresponding author: lijiafeifei@sina.com
Received:
10
September
2010
Accepted:
18
November
2010
Published online:
28
January
2011
The diffraction of Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied. Analytical expressions for the components of the diffraction field are derived and illustrated by numerical examples. Results indicate that, upon diffraction of Gaussian vortex beams inside uniaxial crystals, components of the transversal and longitudinal electric fields would vary and show different characteristics. Effects of anisotropic crystals on intensity distributions of Gaussian vortex beams are also investigated. It demonstrates that, upon diffraction, intensity distributions would be distorted and rotated into elliptical profiles with the variation of the ratio of refractive indices. These influences may finally cause the non-symmetry of the intensity distributions of laser beams.
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