作者
Robert C Devlin, Antonio Ambrosio, Noah A Rubin, JP Balthasar Mueller, Federico Capasso
发表日期
2017/11/17
期刊
Science
卷号
358
期号
6365
页码范围
896-901
出版商
American Association for the Advancement of Science
简介
Optical elements that convert the spin angular momentum (SAM) of light into vortex beams have found applications in classical and quantum optics. These elements—SAM-to–orbital angular momentum (OAM) converters—are based on the geometric phase and only permit the conversion of left- and right-circular polarizations (spin states) into states with opposite OAM. We present a method for converting arbitrary SAM states into total angular momentum states characterized by a superposition of independent OAM. We designed a metasurface that converts left- and right-circular polarizations into states with independent values of OAM and designed another device that performs this operation for elliptically polarized states. These results illustrate a general material-mediated connection between SAM and OAM of light and may find applications in producing complex structured light and in optical communication.
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