RESUMEN
A multi-vortex system nested in a Gaussian beam forms complex paths when it propagates in a free space. We consider a configuration of vortex quadrupole and present a systematic way to control the creation and annihilation of vortex pairs using only one parameter. It is shown that three classes of quadrupole vortex beams can be identified by the number of vortex pairs created or annihilated. The beam symmetry, asymptotic behavior, and stability are analyzed. The main theoretical results are verified experimentally.
RESUMEN
We analyze transformations of circular Laguerre-Gaussian beams with zero radial index after passage through the double-phase-ramp (DPR) converter and study the behavior of optical vortices in the propagating transformed beam. Direct and inverse DPR converters are considered, and informative features of the complete set of optical vortices are revealed. For the input beam with even azimuthal index, such a reaction may cause the sign reversal of the axial optical vortex. The results can be used for creation of light beams with prescribed singular skeleton, for the beam diagnostics, and in high-resolution metrology.
