Tunable supercontinuum light vector vortex beam generator using a q-plate

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Author(s)
Rumala, Yisa S
Milione, Giovanni
Thien, An Nguyen
Pratavieira, Sebastiao
Hossain, Zabir
Nolan, Daniel
Slussarenko, Sergei
Karimi, Ebrahim
Marrucci, Lorenzo
Alfano, Robert R
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2013
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Spatially coherent multicolored optical vector vortex beams were created using a tunable liquid crystal q-plate and a supercontinuum light source. The feasibility of the q-plate as a tunable spectral filter (switch) was demonstrated, and the polarization topology of the resulting vector vortex beam was mapped. Potential applications include multiplexing for broadband high-speed optical communication, ultradense data networking, and super-resolution microscopy.Spatially coherent multicolored optical vector vortex beams were created using a tunable liquid crystal q-plate and a supercontinuum light source. The feasibility of the q-plate as a tunable spectral filter (switch) was demonstrated, and the polarization topology of the resulting vector vortex beam was mapped. Potential applications include multiplexing for broadband high-speed optical communication, ultradense data networking, and super-resolution microscopy.
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Journal Title
Optics Letters
Volume
38
Issue
23
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© 2013 OSA. This paper was published in Optics Letters and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.38.005083. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Subject
Atomic, molecular and optical physics
Classical and physical optics
Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications
Quantum physics