Conical Refraction: Forgotten Phenomenon or Novel Tool for Phase Preservation of Orbital Angular Momentum of Light Propagating Through Scattering Media

Diana Galiakhmetova, Nawal Mohamed, Fatima Khanom, Anton Sdobnov, Ivan Lopushenko, Alexander Bykov, Igor Meglinski, Edik Rafailov

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference outputConference publication

Abstract

Conical refraction (CR) is a phenomenon observed when light is transformed into a hollow slanted cone propagating along an optical axis of a biaxial crystal and emerges as a cylinder of light behind the exit facet of the crystal [1]. The beam shape can display different patterns depending on the propagation length of the focused light (Fig. 1a). To study the CR effect and explore the propagation of the vortex-structured laser beam-shaped light carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) through a scattering medium, we have developed a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (Fig. 1 b).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9798331512521
ISBN (Print)9798331512538
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Aug 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
ISSN (Print)2639-5452
ISSN (Electronic)2833-1052

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