Devil's vortex-lenses

Opt Express. 2009 Nov 23;17(24):21891-6. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.021891.

Abstract

In this paper we present a new kind of vortex lenses in which the radial phase distribution is characterized by the "devil's staircase" function. The focusing properties of these fractal DOEs coined Devil's vortex-lenses are analytically studied and the influence of the topological charge is investigated. It is shown that under monochromatic illumination a vortex devil's lens give rise a focal volume containing a delimited chain of vortices that are axially distributed according to the self-similarity of the lens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Equipment Design
  • Fractals
  • Light
  • Models, Statistical
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Optical Tweezers
  • Optics and Photonics*