title: Demonstration of spatially inhomogeneous vector beams with elliptical symmetry.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate vector beams having an elliptical symmetry of polarization, breaking the cylindrical symmetry of vector beams (e.g., radially polarized beams). Applications of such beams vary from material processing, lithography, and optical memories to excitation of elliptically shaped nanoparticles and plasmonic structures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, The Benin School of Engineering and Computer Science, and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Gilad M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: Yigal
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lilach
authors.forename: Uriel
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Levy