A liquid of optical vortices in a photonic sea of vector waves
Lorenzo De Angelis (TU Delft - Applied Sciences)
Filippo Alpeggiani (TU Delft - Applied Sciences)
Andrea Di Falco (University of St Andrews)
Kobus Kuipers (TU Delft - Applied Sciences)
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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.