Optical trapping describes the interaction between light and matter to manipulate micro-
objects through momentum transfer. In the case of 3D trapping with a single beam, this is …

Vector beams, and in particular vector vortex beams, have found many applications in recent
times, both as classical fields and as quantum states. While much attention has focused on …

The pace of innovations in the field of optical trapping has ramped up in the past couple of
years. The implementation of structured light, leading to groundbreaking inventions such as …

An integrated way to generate and manipulate higher-order Poincaré sphere beams
(HOPBs) is a sought-after goal in photonic integrated circuits for high-capacity …

Optical communication is an integral part of the modern economy, having all but replaced
electronic communication systems. Future growth in bandwidth appears to be on the horizon …

Complex vector light fields, classically entangled in polarization and phase, have become
ubiquitous in a wide variety of research fields. This has triggered the demonstration of a …

We propose an efficient and robust method to generate tunable vector beams by employing
a single phase-type spatial light modulator (SLM). With this method, a linearly polarized …

The availability of static tiny optical devices is mandatory to reduce the complexity of optical
paths that typically use dynamic optical components and/or many standard elements for the …

In this work, we develop a hybrid-order Poincaré sphere to describe the evolution of
polarization states of wave propagation in inhomogeneous anisotropic media. We extend …

We propose the concept of perfect vectorial vortex beams (VVBs), which not merely have
intensity profile independent of the polarization order and the topological charge of spiral …