Abstract: We demonstrate that the regular ring-shaped arrays of Gaussian beams, or optical necklaces, can be generated using diffraction on a stack of dielectric wedges. A condition for self-similarity and structural stability of the beams has been derived and shows good comparison with experimental data.

Keywords: singular beams; optical wedge;; orbital angular-momentum; vortex solitons; light-beams; vortices

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