Universal nondiffractive topological spin textures in vortex cores of light and sound

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Autori principali: Annenkova, Elena, Afanasev, Andrei, Brasselet, Etienne
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author Annenkova, Elena
Afanasev, Andrei
Brasselet, Etienne
author_facet Annenkova, Elena
Afanasev, Andrei
Brasselet, Etienne
contents We report universal skyrmionic spin textures in the cores of optical and acoustic vortex beams, described within the framework of Laguerre-Gaussian modes. We analytically demonstrate nondiffractive propagating spin merons, independent of whether the field is transverse or longitudinal, with their sign controlled by the wavefront helicity. Experimental confirmation is provided in acoustics through full three-dimensional measurements of the velocity vector field. Although these phenomena are intrinsic to vortex cores, we also show that the claimed universality breaks down for higher-order topological charges, depending on the carrier mode, here exemplified using the Bessel framework.
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spellingShingle Universal nondiffractive topological spin textures in vortex cores of light and sound
Annenkova, Elena
Afanasev, Andrei
Brasselet, Etienne
Optics
Quantum Physics
We report universal skyrmionic spin textures in the cores of optical and acoustic vortex beams, described within the framework of Laguerre-Gaussian modes. We analytically demonstrate nondiffractive propagating spin merons, independent of whether the field is transverse or longitudinal, with their sign controlled by the wavefront helicity. Experimental confirmation is provided in acoustics through full three-dimensional measurements of the velocity vector field. Although these phenomena are intrinsic to vortex cores, we also show that the claimed universality breaks down for higher-order topological charges, depending on the carrier mode, here exemplified using the Bessel framework.
title Universal nondiffractive topological spin textures in vortex cores of light and sound
topic Optics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02964