Double-slit Interference with Laguerre-Gaussian Beams

Overview

Journal Opt Lett

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 2006 Apr 11

PMID 16602188

Citations 8

Authors

H I Sztul

R R Alfano

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Abstract

The interference of Laguerre-Gaussian beams carrying orbital angular momentum was demonstrated in Young's double-slit geometry. Double-slit interference is shown to be affected by the azimuthal phase dependence of a Laguerre-Gaussian beam. This interference provides new insight into the helical phase structure of the Laguerre-Gaussian beam and has potential applications for measuring the orbital angular momentum of an arbitrary wavefront.

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