Manifestation of the rotational Doppler effect by use of an off-axis optical vortex beam
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We report what is to our knowledge the first all-optical detection of the frequency beats between Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian LG0(1) modes in their axial superposition, caused by the rotational Doppler effect. The relation between the observable off-axis optical vortex rotation and the rotational frequency shift of the Laguerre-Gaussian component is ascertained. The results can be used as a physical basis for recognition of Laguerre-Gaussian mode spectra along their orbital angular momenta.
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- Authors
- Basistiy, I. V., Slyusar, V. V., Soskin, M. S., Vasnetsov, M. V., & Bekshaev, A. Y.
- Affiliations
- National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (UA)
- Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University (UA)
- Venue
- Optics Letters
- Publisher
- Optica Publishing Group
- Published
- 2003-07-15
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 14
- Pages
- 1185
- ISSN
- 0146-9592 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-4794
- OpenAlex
- W2044374062
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 9
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- FWCI
- 3.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Optics Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Digital Holography and Microscopy
- Keywords
- rotational Doppler effect, optical vortices, Laguerre-Gaussian beams, Gaussian beam, orbital angular momentum, all-optical detection, mode identification
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