Nonclassicality of vortex airy beams in the Wigner representation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Abstract
The Wigner distribution function (WDF) of a vortex Airy beam is calculated analytically. The WDF provides intuitive pictures of the intriguing features of vorticity in phase space. The nonclassical property of the vortex Airy beam and the Airy beam is analyzed through the negative parts of the WDF. The study shows that destructive interference of certain classical waves can mimic nonclassical lights such as those due to quantum effects.
Keywords
Orbital angular-momentum, Partially coherent-light, Optical vortex, Phase-space, Propagation, Systems, Photonic, Superconductor, Dielectric, Superlattice, Fields, Modes
Divisions
PHYSICS
Publication Title
Physical Review A
Volume
84
Issue
4
Publisher
American Physical Society
Additional Information
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA