Cylindrical vector beams: from mathematical concepts to applications
Cylindrical vector beams: from mathematical concepts to applications
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DOI：
10.1364/aop.1.000001
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
27.1
通讯作者：
Zhan, Qiwen
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作者：
Zhan, Qiwen
本文综述了柱面矢量光束领域的最新进展。柱面矢量光束作为一类空间变极化光束，是全矢量电磁波方程的轴对称光束解。这些光束可以通过不同的主动和被动方法产生。在保持偏振对称性的同时操纵这些光束的技术也已经开发出来。它们特殊的偏振对称性产生了独特的高数值孔径聚焦特性，在纳米光学成像和操作中有重要的应用。最后对柱面矢量光束及其在其它领域的应用前景作了简要的讨论。
An overview of the recent developments in the field of cylindrical vector beams is provided. As one class of spatially variant polarization, cylindrical vector beams are the axially symmetric beam solution to the full vector electromagnetic wave equation. These beams can be generated via different active and passive methods. Techniques for manipulating these beams while maintaining the polarization symmetry have also been developed. Their special polarization symmetry gives rise to unique high-numerical-aperture focusing properties that find important applications in nanoscale optical imaging and manipulation. The prospects for cylindrical vector beams and their applications in other fields are also briefly discussed.