Structured light is derived from the ability to tailor light, usually referring to the spatial control
of its amplitude, phase, and polarization. Although a venerable topic that dates back to the …

Optical modes that carry orbital angular momentum (OAM) are routinely produced external
to the laser cavity and have found a variety of applications, thus increasing the demand for …

A generalized family of scalar structured Gaussian modes including helical-Ince–Gaussian
(HIG) and Hermite–Laguerre–Gaussian (HLG) beams is presented with physical insight …

Airy transform of Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams is investigated. As typical examples, the
analytic expressions for the Airy transform of LG_01, LG_02, LG_11, and LG_12 modes are …

The robustness of the polarization spatial distribution of vector beams upon propagation is
crucial for a number of applications, including optical communications and materials …

We present the polarization dependence of strong asymmetric long period fiber gratings
written on tapered fibers. We found that for off-resonance conditions the spectral response …

Featured Application Optical Communications; Snapshot Polarimetry; Micromachining;
Particle Manipulation. Abstract We use a tunable commercial liquid-crystal device tuned to a …

The study of structured laser beams has been one of the most active fields of research for
decades, particularly in exploring laser beams with orbital angular momentum. The direct …

Hermite‐Gaussian (HG), Laguerre‐Gaussian (LG), and Ince-Gaussian (IG) modes have
been of considerable importance for photonics. They have revealed a unique way to optical …

Usually, optical tweezers are based on the focusing a Gaussian laser beam giving rise to a
diffraction-limited spot. An alternative has been proposed by several authors which consists …