Abstract
Based on the vector diffraction theory and the inverse Faraday effect, we numerically study the light-induced magnetization near the focus of a 4π high numerical aperture focusing configuration under the illumination of two counter- propagating radially polarized hollow Gaussian vortex beams. The simulated results demonstrate that, by selecting higher-order vortex beam modes (e.g. n=4with n - the beam order) and proper truncation parameter (e.g. β=1.75 with β- the ratio of the pupil radius to the incident beam waist), spherical and sub-wavelength longitudinal magnetization can be generated in the vicinity of focus. Such special magnetization feature is attributed to not only the interaction between optical vortices and the radially polarized beams, but also the completely destructive interference of azimuthal components and the constructive interference of the longitudinal component of the two counter-propagating radially polarized vortex beams. This spherical and sub-wavelength longitudinal magnetization distribution may be of interest for applications in all-optical magnetic recording and confocal and magnetic resonance microscopy.
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