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Fractional Fourier transform of Lorentz-Gauss vortex beams

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An analytical expression for a Lorentz-Gauss vortex beam passing through a fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) system is derived. The influences of the order of the FRFT and the topological charge on the normalized intensity distribution, the phase distribution, and the orbital angular momentum density of a Lorentz-Gauss vortex beam in the FRFT plane are examined. The order of the FRFT controls the beam spot size, the orientation of the beam spot, the spiral direction of the phase distribution, the spatial orientation of the two peaks in the orbital angular momentum density distribution, and the magnitude of the orbital angular momentum density. The increase of the topological charge not only results in the dark-hollow region becoming large, but also brings about detail changes in the beam profile. The spatial orientation of the two peaks in the orbital angular momentum density distribution and the phase distribution also depend on the topological charge.

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    GuoQuan Zhou, XiaoGang Wang & XiuXiang Chu

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Zhou, G., Wang, X. & Chu, X. Fractional Fourier transform of Lorentz-Gauss vortex beams. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 56, 1487–1494 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-013-5153-y

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