A Longitudinally Polarized Beam Generated by a Binary Axicon

Strengthening the longitudinal component of the sharply focused electric field by means of higher-order laser beams

(2013) S. N. Khonina et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Experimental demonstration of the generation of the longitudinalE-field component on the optical axis with high-numerical-aperture binary axicons illuminated by linearly and circularly polarized beams

(2013) Svetlana N Khonina et al.   Journal of Optics

Light on the Tip of a Needle: Plasmonic Nanofocusing for Spectroscopy on the Nanoscale

(2012) Samuel Berweger et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Needles of longitudinally polarized light: guidelines for minimum spot size and tunable axial extent

(2012) Harold Dehez et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Vortex phase transmission function as a factor to reduce the focal spot of high-aperture focusing system

(2011) S.N. Khonina et al.   JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS

Controlling the contribution of the electric field components to the focus of a high-aperture lens using binary phase structures

(2010) Svetlana N. Khonina et al.   JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA A-OPTICS IMAGE SCIENCE AND VISION

Sub-wavelength focal spot with long depth of focus generated by radially polarized, narrow-width annular beam

(2010) Kyoko Kitamura et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Improvement of lens axicon’s performance for longitudinally polarized beam generation by adding a dedicated phase transmittance

(2010) K. B. Rajesh et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Cylindrical vector beams: from mathematical concepts to applications

(2009) Qiwen Zhan   Advances in Optics and Photonics

Creation of a needle of longitudinally polarized light in vacuum using binary optics

(2008) Haifeng Wang et al.   Nature Photonics

Effect of radial polarization and apodization on spot size under tight focusing conditions

(2008) Gilad M. Lerman et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS