Multi-Plane Spatially Resolved Phase Structuring Using Optical Communication Modes

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Hauptverfasser: de Angelis, Vinicius S., Jeindl, Maximilian, Ambrosio, Leonardo A., Miller, David A. B., Capasso, Federico, Dorrah, Ahmed H.
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
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author de Angelis, Vinicius S.
Jeindl, Maximilian
Ambrosio, Leonardo A.
Miller, David A. B.
Capasso, Federico
Dorrah, Ahmed H.
author_facet de Angelis, Vinicius S.
Jeindl, Maximilian
Ambrosio, Leonardo A.
Miller, David A. B.
Capasso, Federico
Dorrah, Ahmed H.
contents We present a deterministic framework for three-dimensional beam shaping that enables versatile control of intensity and phase, pixel-by-pixel, across multiple axial planes. Conventional multi-plane holographic techniques typically rely on iterative optimization and mitigate inter-plane crosstalk through phase randomization, introducing speckle noise and thereby limiting deterministic phase control. Here, target fields are synthesized as a linear superposition of free-space communication modes obtained from the singular value decomposition of a coupling operator connecting a source plane to multiple target planes. Because these modes form orthogonal and energy-efficient transmission channels between the source and receiving spaces, their superposition yields volumetric wavefields with enforced phase coherence and reduced inter-plane crosstalk, without iterative refinement. We experimentally demonstrate high-fidelity reconstruction of intensity and phase profiles across multiple planes using a single phase-only spatial light modulator, including arbitrary structured phase singularity patterns. The proposed approach establishes communication-mode optics as a practical and physically grounded framework for multi-plane beam shaping, particularly in applications where phase structure and coherence across depth are essential.
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spellingShingle Multi-Plane Spatially Resolved Phase Structuring Using Optical Communication Modes
de Angelis, Vinicius S.
Jeindl, Maximilian
Ambrosio, Leonardo A.
Miller, David A. B.
Capasso, Federico
Dorrah, Ahmed H.
Optics
We present a deterministic framework for three-dimensional beam shaping that enables versatile control of intensity and phase, pixel-by-pixel, across multiple axial planes. Conventional multi-plane holographic techniques typically rely on iterative optimization and mitigate inter-plane crosstalk through phase randomization, introducing speckle noise and thereby limiting deterministic phase control. Here, target fields are synthesized as a linear superposition of free-space communication modes obtained from the singular value decomposition of a coupling operator connecting a source plane to multiple target planes. Because these modes form orthogonal and energy-efficient transmission channels between the source and receiving spaces, their superposition yields volumetric wavefields with enforced phase coherence and reduced inter-plane crosstalk, without iterative refinement. We experimentally demonstrate high-fidelity reconstruction of intensity and phase profiles across multiple planes using a single phase-only spatial light modulator, including arbitrary structured phase singularity patterns. The proposed approach establishes communication-mode optics as a practical and physically grounded framework for multi-plane beam shaping, particularly in applications where phase structure and coherence across depth are essential.
title Multi-Plane Spatially Resolved Phase Structuring Using Optical Communication Modes
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15222