Comment on M. Babiker, J. Yuan, K. Koksal, and V. Lembessis, Optics Communications 554, 130185 (2024)

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Forbes, Kayn (2024) Comment on M. Babiker, J. Yuan, K. Koksal, and V. Lembessis, Optics Communications 554, 130185 (2024). Optics Communications, 561. ISSN 0030-4018

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Abstract

In a recent article Babiker et al. (2024) claim that cylindrical vector beams (CVBs), also referred to as higher-order Poincaré (HOP) beams, possess optical chirality densities which exhibit ‘superchirality’. Here we show that, on the contrary, CVBs possess less optical chirality density than a corresponding circularly polarized scalar vortex beam and that the ‘superchiral’ results are nonphysical. We also identify a number of issues concerning the derivation and general theory presented.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024)
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2024 11:33
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2025 12:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96007
DOI:	10.1016/j.optcom.2024.130499

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