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Experimental generation and characterization of Devil’s vortex-lenses

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We propose the first experimental approach for both generation and characterization of high quality Devil’s vortex-lenses. These new type of lenses, able to produce a sequence of optical vortices, are addressed onto a programmable spatial light modulator (SLM) operating in phase-only modulation. The static aberrations arising by the lack of flatness of the SLM display are characterized and mostly compensated by using a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor. The analysis of the residual aberrations and their effect on the vortex-lens performance are studied.

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The financial support of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation under projects DPI2008-02953, TRA2009-0215 and TEC2010-20307 is acknowledged. We also acknowledge the support from Generalitat Valenciana through the project PROMETEO2009-077. J.A.R. gratefully acknowledges a “Juan de la Cierva” grant and the financial assistance provided by the Universitat Politècnica de València (grants PAID-02-10 and PAID–5-11). L.R. acknowledges a fellowship of “Fundación Cajamurcia”, Spain.

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  1. Centro de Tecnologías Físicas, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    A. Calatayud, L. Remón & J. A. Monsoriu

  2. Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Serrano 121, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    J. A. Rodrigo & G. Cristóbal

  3. Departamento de Óptica, Universitat de València, 46100, Burjassot, Spain

    W. D. Furlan

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Calatayud, A., Rodrigo, J.A., Remón, L. et al. Experimental generation and characterization of Devil’s vortex-lenses. Appl. Phys. B 106, 915–919 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-012-4913-0

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