Deterministic vortex revivals in partially coherent beams
We demonstrate through theoretical calculations that it is possible to construct partially coherent beams that will periodically manifest a deterministic vortex on axis at tailored propagation distances. These beams are constructed from a coherent and incoherent superposition of Bessel beams. We provide illustrative examples of the phenomenon and discuss the practical implementation of such beams.
Authors
- Greg Gbur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3100-5985)
- Rui Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7579-3012)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Optics Letters
- Published
- 2025-06-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.562334
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.25
Funders
- Office of Naval Research
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research