title: Propagation-invariant vectorial Bessel beams obtained by use of quantized Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical elements.
abstract: Propagation-invariant vectorial Bessel beams with linearly polarized axial symmetry based on quantized Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical elements are described. The geometric phase is formed through the use of discrete computer-generated space-variant subwavelength dielectric gratings. We have verified the polarization properties of our elements for laser radiation at 10.6-microm wavelength and also demonstrated propagation-invariant, controlled rotation of a propeller-shaped intensity pattern through the simple rotation of a polarizer.
authors.affiliation: Optical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niv
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biener
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kleiner
authors.forename: Erez
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hasman