Mapping the spin angular momentum distribution offocused linearly and circularly polarized vortex fields

Using the previously proposed spin-resolved near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM) technique, we mapped the spin angular momentum (SAM) axial component (Sz) distributions of tightly focused linearly and circularly polarized vortex beams. The system’s effectiveness was confirmed in our previous article by mapping various tightly focused cylindrical vector vortex beams. The SAM of different focused vortex light fields is essential in the research of near-field spin optics and topological photonics. The SAM distributions of different orders of linearly and circularly polarized vortex beams were mapped by separating their right spin (IRCP) and left spin component (ILCP) using the relationship Sz∝IRCP−ILCP.