Observation of the dynamical inversion of the topological charge of an optical vortex

G. Molina-Terriza; J. Recolons; J. P. Torres; L. Torner

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.023902

Observation of the dynamical inversion of the topological charge of an optical vortex

G. Molina-Terriza^*, J. Recolons, J. P. Torres, L. Torner

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Abstract

The self-inversion of the topological charge of the vortex was observed in vortices nested in light beams. It was found that self-inversion occurs through dynamic propagation and it does not involve discontinuities or nonlinearities or the nucleation of twin vortex pairs.

Original language	English
Article number	023902
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.023902
Publication status	Published - 9 Jul 2001
Externally published	Yes

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