Effective Sorting of Fractional Optical Vortex Modes

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Hauptverfasser: Mao, Zhengyang, Liu, Haigang, Chen, Xianfeng
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author Mao, Zhengyang
Liu, Haigang
Chen, Xianfeng
author_facet Mao, Zhengyang
Liu, Haigang
Chen, Xianfeng
contents Mode sorter is the crucial component of the communication systems based on orbital angular momentum (OAM). However, schemes proposed so far can only effectively sort integer OAM (IOAM) modes. Here, we demonstrate the effective sorting of fractional OAM (FOAM) modes by utilizing the coordinate transformation method, which can convert FOAM modes to IOAM modes. The transformed IOAM modes are subsequently sorted by using a mode conversion method called topological charge matching. The validation of our scheme is verified by implementing two sorting processes and corresponding mode purity analyses, both theoretically and experimentally. This new sorting method exhibits a huge potential of implementing a highly confidential and high-capacity FOAM-based communication system, which may inspire further applications in both classical and quantum regimes.
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spellingShingle Effective Sorting of Fractional Optical Vortex Modes
Mao, Zhengyang
Liu, Haigang
Chen, Xianfeng
Optics
Mode sorter is the crucial component of the communication systems based on orbital angular momentum (OAM). However, schemes proposed so far can only effectively sort integer OAM (IOAM) modes. Here, we demonstrate the effective sorting of fractional OAM (FOAM) modes by utilizing the coordinate transformation method, which can convert FOAM modes to IOAM modes. The transformed IOAM modes are subsequently sorted by using a mode conversion method called topological charge matching. The validation of our scheme is verified by implementing two sorting processes and corresponding mode purity analyses, both theoretically and experimentally. This new sorting method exhibits a huge potential of implementing a highly confidential and high-capacity FOAM-based communication system, which may inspire further applications in both classical and quantum regimes.
title Effective Sorting of Fractional Optical Vortex Modes
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12582