Abstract
We analyze the sharp focusing of an arbitrary optical vortex with the integer topological charge m and circular polarization in an aplanatic optical system. Explicit formulas to describe all projections of the electric and magnetic fields near the focal spot are derived. Expressions for the near-focus intensity (energy density) and energy flow (projections of the Pointing vector) are also derived. The expressions derived suggest that for a left-hand circularly polarized optical vortex with m > 2, the on-axis backward flow is equal to zero, growing in the absolute value as a power 2(m – 2) of the radial coordinate. These relations also show that upon the negative propagation, the energy flow rotates around the optical axis.
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