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- Title
Perfect Off-Axis Optical Vortex Lattice.
- Authors
Tai, Yuping; Qin, Xueyun; Li, Chenying; Wei, Wenjun; Zhang, Hao; Li, Xinzhong
- Abstract
Optical vortex lattices (OVLs) with diverse modes show potential for a wide range of applications, such as high-capacity optical communications, optical tweezers, and optical measurements. However, vortices in typical regulated OVLs often exhibit irregular shapes, such as being narrow and elongated. The resulting increase in asymmetry negatively impacts the efficiency of particle trapping. Additionally, the vortex radii expand with an increase in topological charge (TC), limiting the TC value of the vortices and hindering their ability to fully utilize orbital angular momentum (OAM). Herein, we propose an alternative approach to custom OVLs using off-axis techniques combined with amplitude modulation. Amplitude modulation enables the precise generation of an OVL with perfect vortex properties, known as a perfect off-axis OVL. Further, the number of vortices in the perfect off-axis OVL, the off-axis distances, and the TC can be freely modulated while maintaining a circular mode. This unique OVL will promote new applications, such as the complex manipulation of multi-particle systems and optical communication based on OAM.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL optics; OPTICAL measurements; ANGULAR momentum (Mechanics); OPTICAL lattices; AMPLITUDE modulation; OPTICAL communications
- Publication
Photonics, 2024, Vol 11, Issue 8, p709
- ISSN
2304-6732
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/photonics11080709