Direct measurement of the topological charge in elliptical beams using diffraction by a triangular aperture

LA Melo, AJ Jesus-Silva, S Chávez-Cerda… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
We introduce a simple method to characterize the topological charge associated with the
orbital angular momentum of a m-order elliptic light beam. This method consists in the …

Generation of a vortex point adjustable vortex array based on decentered annular beam pumping

K Chen, L Xu, A Ni, J Tang, K Yi, F Jia, D Qiao, K Li… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
An adjustable optical vortex array (OVA) based on decentered annular beam pumping has
been demonstrated in an end-pumped Nd: YVO_4 laser. This method allows for not only the …

Linear optical CNOT gate with orbital angular momentum and polarization

JH Lopes, WC Soares, B de Lima Bernardo… - Quantum information …, 2019 - Springer
It is well established in the theory of quantum computation that the controlled-NOT (CNOT)
gate is a fundamental element in the construction of a quantum computer. Here, we propose …

[HTML][HTML] Hexagonal optical lattices formed by coherent interference among three fundamental Gaussian beams with oblique incidence

S Zhang, J Ma, P Li, Z Zhou, Y Gu, Z Wu - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
Hexagonal optical lattices (HOLs) are formed when three beams with oblique incidence
coherently interfere with each other. Theoretical model considering the orientation of three …

Fabrication of optical vortex lattices based on holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystal films

AYG Fuh, YL Tsai, CH Yang, ST Wu - Optics Letters, 2018 - opg.optica.org
This Letter demonstrates optical vortex lattices based on holographic polymer-dispersed
liquid crystal (HPDLC) films. The fabrication method uses a phase-only reflective spatial light …

2D Exotic Optical Lattice via a Digital‐Coding Circular Airy Beam

P Sun, L Chen, B Pan, L Ye, C Wang… - Advanced Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical lattices have been widely used from classical to quantum physics. The tunable and
scalable fabrication of lattices would be of great significance in lattice‐based multipartite …

Trap split with Laguerre-Gaussian beams

SH Kazemi, S Ghanbari, M Mahmoudi - Journal of Optics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a convenient and effective way to generate a novel phenomenon of trapping,
named'trap split', in a conventional four-level double-Λ atomic system, driven by four …

Probing the reciprocal lattice associated with a triangular slit to determine the orbital angular momentum for a photon

WC Soares, AL Moura, A Canabarro, E De Lima… - Applied Optics, 2020 - opg.optica.org
The orbital angular momentum conservation of light reveals different diffraction patterns
univocally dependent on the topological charge of the incident light beam when passing …

Optical Lattices for Optimal Atom Lenses

CJ Lee - Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Optical lattices have been used for focusing atomic beams to produce arrays of parallel
nanowires and nanodots. Atomic dynamics in optical lattice lenses can be treated with either …