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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Mathematical Physics

    Background:

    • Vector beams offer complex light field control.
    • Modified vector Mathieu-Gauss (mvMG) beams are solutions to paraxial Maxwell equations in elliptic coordinates.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize the streamlines and polarization of mvMG beams.
    • To provide analytical tools for describing these beams and their superpositions.

    Main Methods:

    • Derivation of analytical expressions for TE and TM modes.
    • Exact, asymptotic, and trigonometric approximations for streamlines.
    • Analysis of superpositions, including helical beams.

    Main Results:

    • Closed-form expressions for streamlines and Stokes parameters.
    • Demonstration of exact and approximate streamline calculations.
    • Characterization of topological features in mvMG beams.

    Conclusions:

    • mvMG beams exhibit rich topological properties.
    • New descriptive tools are offered for mvMG beams.
    • Potential applications in structured light and optical singularities are highlighted.