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🌀 Optical Vortex Beam Cross-Section (2D)

2D Canvas2D cross-section of a Laguerre-Gauss optical vortex beam: doughnut intensity map and ℓθ helical phase spiral, with adjustable topological charge, beam waist and radial index.

Optics & Light2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D Canvas2D cross-section of a Laguerre-Gauss optical vortex beam, rendering the real doughnut-shaped intensity null and the helical exp(iℓθ) phase spiral. Adjust topological charge, radial index and beam waist and watch orbital angular momentum and ring radius update live.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install