Three-dimensional modulations on the states of polarization of light fields*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11634010, 11774289, 61675168, and 61377035), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0303800), Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation Committee of China Academy of Engineering Physics (Grant No. U1630125), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. 3102018zy036).

Li Peng1, †, Wu Dongjing1, Liu Sheng1, Zhang Yi1, Guo Xuyue1, Qi Shuxia1, Li Yu1, 2, Zhao Jianlin1, ‡
       

(color online) Autofocusing of radially polarized Airy beams without (top) and with (bottom) a single charged vortex phase. (a) and (c) Intensity patterns at pupil and focal planes, respectively. (b) Side view of the beam propagation from numerical simulation. (d) Measured beam polarizations at focal plane.[101]