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Generation of programmable 3D optical vortex structures through devil’s vortex-lens arrays
Amparo Pons-martíAlejandro CalabuigEnrique TajahuerceWalter D. FurlanJuan A. MonsoriuSergio Sánchez-ruizLluís Martínez-leónMercedes Fernández-alonsosubject
media_common.quotation_subjectDiffractive lensesDammann gratingslaw.inventionLiquid-crystal displayDiffractive lensOpticsExcellencelawElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAngular-momentumEngineering (miscellaneous)Diffractive opticsmedia_commonOptical vorticesPhysicsbusiness.industryVorticesQuantum information processingAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsVortexLens (optics)Zone platesFISICA APLICADAbusinessOptical vortexdescription
Different spatial distributions of optical vortices have been generated and characterized by implementing arrays of devil's vortex lenses in a reconfigurable spatial light modulator. A simple design procedure assigns the preferred position and topological charge value to each vortex in the structure, tuning the desired angular momentum. Distributions with charges and momenta of the opposite sign have been experimentally demonstrated. The angular velocity exhibited by the phase distribution around the focal plane has been visualized, showing an excellent agreement with the simulations. The practical limits of the method, with interest for applications involving particle transfer and manipulation, have been evaluated.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Applied Optics |