Phase Singularities to Polarization Singularities

Figure 9

Polarization distribution and Stokes phase of (a) dipole field and (b) a V-point field. (c) Limitations in Stokes phase: the Stokes phase has same spatial distribution for a V-point of index , right-handed and left-handed bright C-point of index , and a dark C-point of index , and thus, the Stokes phase is degenerate.

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