Single mode fiber based delivery of OAM light by 3D direct laser writing

被引:89
作者
Weber, Ksenia [1 ,2 ]
Huett, Felix [1 ,2 ]
Thiele, Simon [3 ,4 ]
Gissibl, Timo [1 ,2 ]
Herkommer, Alois [3 ,4 ]
Giessen, Harald [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Phys Inst 4, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[2] Univ Stuttgart, Res Ctr SCoPE, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[3] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Appl Opt, Pfaffenwaldring 9, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
[4] Univ Stuttgart, Res Ctr SCoPE, Pfaffenwaldring 9, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
ORBITAL-ANGULAR-MOMENTUM; OPTICAL-FIBERS; GENERATION; BEAM;
D O I
10.1364/OE.25.019672
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We demonstrate orbital-angular momentum (OAM) light up to a topological charge of l = 3 behind a single mode fiber. Femtosecond 3D direct laser writing is used to fabricate spiral phase plates of l = 1, 2 and 3, composed of 10 discrete steps, on the tip of single mode optical fibers. These structures efficiently convert out-coupled light from the fiber at 785 nm wavelength into optical vortex beams carrying an orbital-angular momentum of lh per photon. Far field intensity patterns and interferograms of the OAM beams are recorded using a CCD camera. The results are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations obtained from the wave propagation method. (C) 2017 Optical Society of America
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页码:19672 / 19679
页数:8
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