Abstract
We have broken the symmetry of nongeneric singularities in Laguerre–Gauss fields by diffracting them through apertures. Conservation of topological charge strength was observed after the aperture. We theoretically and experimentally study this effect using Laguerre–Gauss fields diffracted by the square and triangular apertures.
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