Optical second-order skyrmionic hopfion
Due to their topological stability and spatial confinement, particle-like field configurations have gained significant interest in many areas of physics. Only recently, the first skyrmionic hopfion was proposed in light, but its higher-order analog in optics has stayed a theoretical construct so far...
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FB/Einrichtung: | FB 11: Physik |
Dokumenttypen: | Artikel |
Medientypen: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Publikation in MIAMI: | 10.01.2024 |
Datum der letzten Änderung: | 10.01.2024 |
Angaben zur Ausgabe: | [Electronic ed.] |
Quelle: | Optica 10 (2023) 6, 725-731 |
Schlagwörter: | Circular polarization; Free space optics; Liquid crystals; Optical vortices; Spatial light modulators; Structured light |
Fachgebiet (DDC): | 530: Physik |
Lizenz: | CC BY 4.0 |
Sprache: | English |
Förderung: | Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Universität Münster. Förderer: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / Projektnummer: 433682494 Förderer: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council / Projektnummer: EP/S02297X/1 Förderer: European Commission / Projektnummer: 721465 Förderer: Leverhulme Trust / Projektnummer: RP2013-K-009 |
Format: | PDF-Dokument |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-47998641006 |
Weitere Identifikatoren: | DOI: 10.17879/67998429390 |
Permalink: | https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-47998641006 |
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Onlinezugriff: | 10.1364_OPTICA.487989.pdf |
Due to their topological stability and spatial confinement, particle-like field configurations have gained significant interest in many areas of physics. Only recently, the first skyrmionic hopfion was proposed in light, but its higher-order analog in optics has stayed a theoretical construct so far, and direct experimental observations also prove difficult in non-optical systems. Here we overcome this challenge by the experimental realization and analysis of a second-order skyrmionic hopfion in the polarization and phase texture of a paraxial light field in three-dimensional space. Thereby, we exemplify advanced control of observed parameters in a localized space, pioneering further experimental studies on higher-order hopfions in optics and beyond.