Fig. 4: Experimentally synthesized spatiotemporal skyrmion wavepackets. | Light: Science & Applications

Fig. 4: Experimentally synthesized spatiotemporal skyrmion wavepackets.

From: Construction of optical spatiotemporal skyrmions

Fig. 4

a–c 3D iso-intensity (10% max) profiles and corresponding sliced intensity and phase patterns (at y = 0 plane) of the RCP component. d–f 3D iso-intensity (10% max) profiles and corresponding sliced intensity and phase patterns (at y = 0 plane) of the LCP component. g 3D iso-intensity (10% max) profiles of RCP and LCP components. The normalized Stokes distribution of h out-of-plane (S3) and i in-plane component [tan−1(S1/S2)]. j The 3D optical Stokes orientation distribution. k The top view of Stokes orientation distribution. l The elliptical polarization distributions of spatiotemporal skyrmion

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