Vortex Beam and other Strange Optical Effects (IMAGE)

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Vortex Beam and other Strange Optical Effects

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Nanfang Yu, Zeno Gaburro, Federico Capasso, and colleagues at SEAS have created strange optical effects, including corkscrew-like vortex beams, by reflecting light off a flat, nanostructured surface. The images at the top are experimental photos; the images at the bottom are simulations.

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Image courtesy of Nanfang Yu.

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