Optical Metasurfaces for Generation and Superposition of Optical Ring Vortex Beams

Jin Han, Yuttana Intaravanne, Aning Ma, Ruoxing Wang, Songtao Li, Zhancheng Li, Shuqi Chen, Jensen Li, Xianzhong Chen

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Abstract

The helical phase structure of a twisted light beam has attracted big interest in both fundamental science and practical applications. A facile metasurface approach to generate and manipulate ring vortex beams is reported and experimentally demonstrated. The generation of ring vortex beams is realized by combining the functionalities of an axicon, a vortex beam generator and a beam deflector onto a single reflective metasurface, which consists of nanorods with spatially variant orientations sitting on a silicon dioxide layer in the middle and a gold layer at the bottom. By controlling the polarization state of the incident light, the superposition of ring vortex beams is continuously tuned. The unique property of the developed device renders this technology very attractive for polarization detection and quantum science related applications.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2000146
JournalLaser and Photonics Reviews
Volume14
Issue number9
Early online date5 Aug 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Sept 2020

Keywords

  • optical metasurfaces
  • orbital angular momentum
  • ring vortex beams
  • superposition of ring vortex beams

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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