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Geometric representation of higher-order optical modes
Claire Cisowski
An octant representation of higher-order optical modes that includes Laguerre-Gaussian and Hermite-Gaussian modes is presented. The octant picture captures the high-dimensional nat…
Storage and retrieval of optical skyrmions with topological characteristics
Jinwen Wang, Xin Yang, Yun Chen +10
Optical skyrmions are topological structures of light whose defining property, the skyrmion number, is robust against perturbations. This makes them attractive for applications in…
Algorithmic Discovery of Casimir-Polder forces: Repulsion in the Ground State
Romuald Kilianski, Claire M. Cisowski, Robert Bennett
We present a general-purpose algorithm for automatic production of a structure that induces a desired Casimir-Polder force. As a demonstration of the capability and wide applicabil…
Theory of paraxial optical Skyrmions
Z. Ye, S. M. Barnett, S. Franke-Arnold +4
Vector light beams, characterised by a spatially varying polarisation, can exhibit localised structures reminiscent of the Skyrmions familiar from the study of magnetic media. We p…
Towards nanophotonic optical isolation via inverse design of energy transfer in non-reciprocal media
Claire M. Cisowski, Madeline C. Waller, Robert Bennett
In this work we generalise the adjoint method of inverse design to nonreciprocal media. As a test case, we use three-dimensional topology optimization via the level-set method to o…
Building ideal paraxial optical skyrmions using rational maps
C. Cisowski, S. Franke-Arnold, C. Ross
We introduce a simple mathematical expression based on rational maps to construct ideal paraxial optical skyrmions fields including Neel-type and Bloch-type skyrmions, anti-skyrmio…
Single-shot characterization of vector beams by generalized measurements
Mustafa A. Al Khafaji, Claire M. Cisowski, Harry Jimbrown +3
Vector vortex beams, featuring independent spatial modes in orthogonal polarization components, offer an increase in information density for emerging applications in both classical…
Geometric phases of light: insights from fibre bundle theory
C. M. Cisowski, J. B. Götte, S. Franke-Arnold
Geometric phases are ubiquitous in physics; they act as memories of the transformation of a physical system. In optics, the most prominent examples are the Pancharatnam-Berry phase…
Angular momentum redirection phase of vector beams in a non-planar geometry
Amy McWilliam, Claire Marie Cisowski, Robert Bennett +1
An electric field propagating along a non-planar path can acquire geometric phases. Previously, geometric phases have been linked to spin redirection and independently to spatial m…
Twisted Light and the mirage effect
Claire M. Cisowski, Ricardo R. B. Correia
We study the transformation of an OAM-carrying beam propagating through a vertical gradient of refractive index present in a water-ethanol column. Proper liquid mixing and incidenc…