Geração e caracterização de feixes possuindo momento angular orbital

Abstract

In this work, we develop a new technique to determine the topological charge of a light beam with orbital angular momentum. Our technique is based on the diffraction by a triangular aperture. By performing numerical simulations, for Laguerre-Gaus beams and Bessel beams with different values of l, we found tha the diffraction pattern contains the signature of the topological charge of the beam. Our theoretical predictions for a triangular aperture were experimentally verifiel, demonstrating the the diffraction pattern reveals the topological charge of the light beam.