Design of Lissajous beams

Abstract

Lissajous singularities were observed both theoretically and experimentally almost two decades ago, but their intrinsic properties and potential applications have remained relatively unexplored. In this Letter, we describe how to design a class of beams containing a single Lissajous singularity and discuss the parameters that control their structure and propagation characteristics. Such coherent Lissajous beams may find application in communication and subwavelength imaging.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 07, 2022
Source ID
10.1364/ol.448609

Entities

People

  • Greg Gbur
  • Wenrui Miao

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.