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International Journal of Optics
Volume 2012, Article ID 689612, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/689612
Research Article

Generation of Optical Vortex Arrays Using Single-Element Reversed-Wavefront Folding Interferometer

Brijesh Kumar Singh,1 G. Singh,2 P. Senthilkumaran,1 and D. S. Mehta2

1Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
2Laser Applications and Holography Laboratory, Instrument Design Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India

Received 15 April 2011; Revised 7 June 2011; Accepted 8 June 2011

Academic Editor: Shunichi Sato

Copyright © 2012 Brijesh Kumar Singh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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