Energy flow structuring in the focused field

Abstract

We propose an iterative method of energy flow shaping in the focal region with the amplitude, phase and polarization modulation of incident light. By using an iterative optimization based on the diffraction calculation with help of the fast Fourier transform, we can tailor the polarization and phase structure in the focal plane. By appropriate design of the polarization and phase gradients, arbitrary energy flow including spin and orbital parts can be designed and tailored independently. The capability of energy flow structuring is demonstrated by the measurement of the Stokes parameters and self-interference pattern. This provides a novel method to control the vectorial feature of the focal volume.