Generation of vector bottle beams with a uniaxial crystal

We demonstrate, both analytically and experimentally, that a broad class of vector bottle beams can be synthesized by passing a Gaussian beam through a uniaxial c-cut crystal. The polarization state and shape of the optical bottle can be easily reconfigured by tuning the input beam polarization and the crystal parameters. 2012 Optical Society of America.

Generation of vector bottle beams with a uniaxial crystal Academic Article