Radial Polarization with Spherulite Structures Grown in an Oleoresin

• Main Authors: Ama, Amante T, Guerrero, Raphael A
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Bessel beams; oleoresin; pili; radial polarizer; Optics; Physics; Plasma and Beam Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/86; https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?URI=NLO-2021-NF1B.8
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Spherulites as polarizing needles are grown within an oleoresin extracted from an indigenous Philippine plant. A polarizing cell is fabricated with the oleoresin as the primary component. Radial polarization of Gaussian and Bessel beams is demonstrated.