Title :
Optical vortices in quasi-periodic optical lattices
Author :
Schonbrun, Ethan ; Piestun, Rafael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We investigate methods for manipulating individual sites in optical lattices that enable the creation of defects within otherwise periodic light patterns. The modified optical lattice is created by interference of plane and spiral waves.
Keywords :
crystal defects; crystal structure; light interference; optical vortices; optical vortices; periodic light pattern; plane interference; quasiperiodic optical lattices; spiral waves; Atom optics; Holographic optical components; Holography; Interference; Lattices; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical solitons; Optical vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548894
