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Focusing a radially polarized light beam to a significantly smaller spot size
R. Dorn, S. Quabis, G. Leuchs
We experimentally demonstrate for the first time that a radially polarized field can be focussed to a spot size significantly smaller (0.16(1) lambda^2) than for linear polarizatio…
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The focus of light - linear polarization breaks the rotational symmetry of the focal spot
Ralf Dorn, Susanne Quabis, Gerd Leuchs
We experimentally demonstrate for the first time that a linearly polarized beam is focussed to an asymmetric spot when using a high-numerical aperture focussing system. This asymme…