Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam
Superposition of two independent orthogonally polarized beams is a conventional principle of creating a new light beam. Herein, it is intended to achieve the inverse process, namely, extracting inherent polarization modes from a single light beam. However, inherent polarization modes within a light...
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| author | Xiaoyu Weng Yu Miao Qingli Zhang Guanxue Wang Yue Li Xiumin Gao Songlin Zhuang |
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| description | Superposition of two independent orthogonally polarized beams is a conventional principle of creating a new light beam. Herein, it is intended to achieve the inverse process, namely, extracting inherent polarization modes from a single light beam. However, inherent polarization modes within a light beam are always intertwined so that a stable polarization is maintained during propagation in free space. To overcome this limitation, an approach that breaks the modulation symmetry of an m‐order vector vortex beam is reported, thereby unbinding the inherent polarization modes. Using polarization mode competition along with an optical pen, polarization modes within m‐order vector vortex beam are extracted at will in the focal region of an objective lens. This work treats the light beam as a treasure box, and polarization mode extraction is just like the key of the box. Whatever it is, one can just take it directly from the box. This physical thought conveys an entirely new principle of polarization modulation and paves the way for multidimensional manipulation of light fields. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef85d02e19fe49cb9b2a14f129fa1ad12022-12-22T02:49:15ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932022-08-0138n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202100194Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex BeamXiaoyu Weng0Yu Miao1Qingli Zhang2Guanxue Wang3Yue Li4Xiumin Gao5Songlin Zhuang6Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System Ministry of Education Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Shanghai for Science and Technology 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 ChinaSuperposition of two independent orthogonally polarized beams is a conventional principle of creating a new light beam. Herein, it is intended to achieve the inverse process, namely, extracting inherent polarization modes from a single light beam. However, inherent polarization modes within a light beam are always intertwined so that a stable polarization is maintained during propagation in free space. To overcome this limitation, an approach that breaks the modulation symmetry of an m‐order vector vortex beam is reported, thereby unbinding the inherent polarization modes. Using polarization mode competition along with an optical pen, polarization modes within m‐order vector vortex beam are extracted at will in the focal region of an objective lens. This work treats the light beam as a treasure box, and polarization mode extraction is just like the key of the box. Whatever it is, one can just take it directly from the box. This physical thought conveys an entirely new principle of polarization modulation and paves the way for multidimensional manipulation of light fields.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202100194light beammodulation symmetrypolarization mode extraction |
| spellingShingle | Xiaoyu Weng Yu Miao Qingli Zhang Guanxue Wang Yue Li Xiumin Gao Songlin Zhuang Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam Advanced Photonics Research light beam modulation symmetry polarization mode extraction |
| title | Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam |
| title_full | Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam |
| title_fullStr | Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam |
| title_short | Extraction of Inherent Polarization Modes from an m‐Order Vector Vortex Beam |
| title_sort | extraction of inherent polarization modes from an m order vector vortex beam |
| topic | light beam modulation symmetry polarization mode extraction |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202100194 |
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