Simultaneous Control of Orbital Angular Momentum and Beam Profile in Two-mode Polarization-maintaining Fiber
Publication Date
12-12-2016
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
College of Natual Science and Mathematics
Keywords
Amplified spontaneous emission, Beam shaping, Laser beams, Optical vortices, Polarization maintaining fibers, Vortex beams
Abstract
We report simultaneous control of the orbital angular momentum (OAM) and beam profile of vortex beams generated in two-mode polarization-maintaining optical fiber. Two higher-order eigenmodes of the fiber are combined to form optical vortices. Reduced coherence between the fiber modes decreases the mode purity. Varying the coherence of the fiber modes changes the average OAM while maintaining a constant annular intensity profile. Additionally, a donut mode has been shown to be insensitive to bends and twists in the fiber.
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Recommended Citation
Robert D. Niederriter, Mark E. Siemens, and Juliet T. Gopinath, "Simultaneous control of orbital angular momentum and beam profile in two-mode polarization-maintaining fiber," Opt. Lett. 41, 5736-5739 (2016) doi: 10.1364/ol.41.005736.