Observation of Polarization Singularities at the Nanoscale

Matteo Burresi, R.J.P. Engelen, Aron Opheij, D. van Oosten, L. Kuipers, Daisuke Mori, Toshihiko Baba

2009 · 11 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

We measure the in-plane electric field above a photonic crystal waveguide with a polarization- and phase-sensitive near-field microscope. We find polarization singularities and study the topology of the surrounding electric field at the nanoscale.

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