Propagation property of the non-paraxial vector Lissajous singularity beams in free space

The analytic expressions for the free-space propagation of paraxial and non-paraxial vector Lissajous singularity beams are derived, and used to compare the propagation property of a Lissajous singularity carried by paraxial and non-paraxial vector beams in free space. It is found that the creation of a single Lissajous singularity, the creation and annihilation of pairs Lissajous singularities may take place for the both cases. However, after the annihilation of a pair of singularities, no Lissajous singularities appear in the output field for non-paraxial vector Lissajous singularity beams, which is different from the paraxial vector Lissajous singularity beams.