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Frontiers in Optics

Quantum and Classical Properties of Vector Modes

Bereneice Sephton

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations
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Abstract

Vector beams are non-separable light fields. By borrowing tools from quantum mechanics, we show how to create, define and measure them, and demonstrate how they may be used to simulate quantum processes.
DOI
10.1364/fio.2016.fth4b.5

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