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Kathleen S. Youngworth
Researcher at University of Rochester
Publications - 7
Citations - 2444
Kathleen S. Youngworth is an academic researcher from University of Rochester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Radial polarization & Beam (structure). The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications receiving 2238 citations. Previous affiliations of Kathleen S. Youngworth include The Institute of Optics.
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Focusing of high numerical aperture cylindrical-vector beams.
TL;DR: It is shown that, in the particular case of a tightly focused, radially polarized beam, the polarization shows large inhomogeneities in the focal region, while the azimuthally polarized beam is purely transverse even at very high numerical apertures.
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Longitudinal Field Modes Probed by Single Molecules
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a strong longitudinal, nonpropagating field is generated at the focus of a radially polarized beam mode and there is no momentum or energy transport associated with the longitudinal field.
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Dark-field imaging with cylindrical-vector beams
TL;DR: A through-focus comparison of azimuthal and radial polarization shows a measurable dependence of edge separation on polarization.
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Inhomogenous polarization in scanning optical microscopy
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the generation and focusing properties of the lowest-order azimuthally polarized beam and their application to scanning laser microscopy using the lowest order azimo-polarized beam.
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Apparatus for production of an inhomogeneously polarized optical beam for use in illumination and a method thereof
TL;DR: In this article, the first phase shifter shifts at least one portion of a first part of the input optical beam by a first phase, and the second phase shift shifts at most one part of a second part by a second phase.