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Hermite-gaussian laser beams with orbital angular momentum
V.V. Kotlyar, A.A. Kovalev, A.P. Porfirev

 

Image Processing Systems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences,

Samara State Aerospace University

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DOI: 10.18287/0134-2452-2014-38-4-651-657

Pages: 651-657.

Abstract:
We consider vortex Hermite-Gaussian modes (VHG-modes) with their complex amplitude being proportional to an n-th order Hermite polynomial dependant on a real parameter a. When |a| < 1, there are n isolated intensity nulls on the horizontal axis in the beam’s cross-section. These nulls generate optical vortices with a topological charge of +1 (a <0) or -1 (a > 0). If |a| > 1, the VHB-mode has analogous isolated nulls on the vertical axis. When |a| = 1, all n isolated nulls appear on the optical axis in the center of the beam and generate an n-th order optical vortex. In this case, the VHG-mode coincides with a Laguerre-Gaussian mode of order (0, n). For a = 0, the VHG-mode coincides with a Hermite-Gaussian mode of order (0, n). We calculate the orbital angular momentum of the VHB-modes, which depends on a parameter a and varies from 0 (at a = 0 and a → ∞) to n (at a = 1).

Key words:
orbital angular momentum of a laser beam, vortex Hermite-Gaussian beam.

Citation:
Kotlyar VV, Kovalev AA, Porfirev AP. Hermite-gaussian laser beams with orbital angular momentum. Computer Optics 2014; 38(4): 651-657. DOI: 10.18287/0134-2452-2014-38-4-651-657.

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