Print Email Facebook Twitter A liquid of optical vortices in a photonic sea of vector waves Title A liquid of optical vortices in a photonic sea of vector waves Author de Angelis, L. (TU Delft QN/Kuipers Lab) Alpeggiani, F. (TU Delft QN/Kuipers Lab) Di Falco, Andrea (University of St Andrews) Kuipers, L. (TU Delft QN/Quantum Nanoscience) Department QN/Quantum Nanoscience Date 2016-10-17 Abstract Phase singularities arise in scalar random waves, with spatial distribution reminiscent of particles in liquids. Supporting near-field experiment with analytical theory we show how such spatial distribution changes when considering vector waves. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ab613583-ee62-4197-959c-726e5ae20949 DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2016.FF3H.8 Publisher Optical Society of America (OSA) Source OSA Technical Digest (online) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2016 L. de Angelis, F. Alpeggiani, Andrea Di Falco, L. Kuipers Files PDF distribution_1_0.pdf 843.19 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid%3Aab613583-ee62-4197-959c-726e5ae20949/datastream/OBJ/view