Title :
Giant spatial phase distortion in nonspecularly reflected beams
Author :
Yuhang Wan ; Weijing Kong ; Zheng Zheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time that nonspecular reflection could lead to strong spatial phase variation across the beam profile besides the known intensity distortion. This discovery has profound implications for phase-related applications involving sensing.
Keywords :
laser beams; light reflection; optical distortion; beam profile; giant spatial phase distortion; intensity distortion; nonspecular reflection; nonspecularly reflected beams; phase-related applications; profound implications; spatial phase variation; Optical beams; Optical distortion; Optical surface waves; Phase measurement; Reflection; Sensors; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
