Izdebskaya Ya.V., Shvedov V.G., Volyar A.V.
Diffraction of Gaussian beam by the system of successive optical wedges is considered. It is shown that the system can form high-order optical vortices. The effectiveness of the system is about 90%. The number of wedges in the system defines the topological charge value.
Key words: optical wedge, singular beam, high-order optical vortices
PACS: 42.25.Fx
doi 10.3116/16091833/5/3/96/2004
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