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Vortex beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have been widely applied in various electromagnetic, optical, and quantum systems. A tailored OAM spectrum composed of several specific modes as expected holds a promise for expanding the…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-03-08 Ling-Jun Yang , Sheng Sun , Wei E. I. Sha

A novel method to generate and manipulate vector vortex beams in an integrated, ring resonator based geometry is proposed. We show numerically that a ring resonator, with an appropriate grating, addressed by a vertically displaced access…

Optics · Physics 2013-07-02 Sebastian A. Schulz , Taras Machula , Ebrahim Karimi , Robert W. Boyd

The orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light holds great promise for applications in optical communication, super-resolution imaging, and high-dimensional quantum computing. However, the spatio-temporal coherence of the light source has been…

We theoretically study the generation of orbital angular momentum(OAM) based on four-wave mixing (FWM) process in a diamond-type inhomogeneously broadened $^{85}$Rb atomic system. We use density matrix formalism at weak probe limit to…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-10 Nawaz Sarif Mallick , Tarak Nath Dey

An optical vortex beam has attracted significant attention across diverse applications, including optical manipulation, phase-contrast microscopy, optical communication, and quantum photonics. To utilize vortex generators for integrated…

Optics · Physics 2024-08-23 Jaegang Jo , Sujeong Byun , Munseong Bae , Jianwei Wang , Haejun Chung , Sejeong Kim

We discuss the prospect of using cascaded phase modulators and dispersive elements to achieve arbitrary optical waveform generation. This transform is not limited by the bandwidth of its constituent modulators and is theoretically lossless.

Optics · Physics 2025-12-11 Callum Deakin

Light's orbital angular momentum (OAM) is an unbounded degree of freedom emerging in helical beams that appears very advantageous technologically. Using a chiral microlaser, i.e. an integrated device that allows generating an emission…

Optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum offer additional degrees of freedom. According to the orientation of orbital angular momentum, optical vortices can be classified into spatial optical vortex beam carrying…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-19 Haifa Fan , Qian Cao , Andy Chong , Qiwen Zhan

We present a convolution approach for the generation of optical bottle beams that combines established techniques of holographic optical trapping with hollow intensity distributions in order to manipulate absorbing particles. The…

Optics · Physics 2012-03-20 Christina Alpmann , Michael Esseling , Patrick Rose , Cornelia Denz

Optical toroidal beams, with donut-shaped intensity profiles and orbital angular momentum (OAM), are promising for applications such as optical manipulation, metrology, and advanced light-matter interactions. However, practical…

We apply the Pancharatnam-Berry phase approach to plasmonic metasurfaces loaded by highly nonlinear multi-quantum well substrates, establishing a platform to control the nonlinear wavefront at will based on giant localized nonlinear…

In this paper, the implementation of optical elements in the form of Pancharatnam-Berry optics is considered. With respect to 3D bulk and diffractive optics, acting on the dynamic phase of light, Pancharatnam-Berry optical elements transfer…

The discovery of orbital angular momentum (OAM) in light established a new degree of freedom by which to control not only its flow but also its interaction with matter. Here, we show that by shaping extremely sub-wavelength polariton modes,…

In optics, we can generate vortex beams using specific methods such as spiral phase plates or computer generated holograms. While, in nature, it is worth noting that water can produce vortices by a circularly symmetrical hole. So, if a…

We show that the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of electrons is dynamically induced by circularly polarized phonons. The induced OAM originates from the adiabatic evolution in which electrons acquire Berry phase formulated in terms of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-17 Dapeng Yao , Dongwook Go , Yuriy Mokrousov , Shuichi Murakami

As an attractive degree of freedom in electromagnetic (EM) waves, the orbital angular momentum (OAM) enables infinite communication channels for both classical and quantum communications. The exploration of OAM generation inspires various…

Optics · Physics 2018-08-21 Menglin L. N. Chen , Li Jun Jiang , Wei E. I. Sha

The working principle of ordinary refractive lenses can be explained in terms of the space-variant optical phase retardations they introduce, which reshape the optical wavefront curvature and hence affect the subsequent light propagation.…

In the present work we have demonstrated a possibility for real-time operation by orbital an-gular momentum (OAM) of optical beams via Pockels effect in solid crystalline materials. Basing on the analysis of optical Fresnel ellipsoid…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-28 Ihor Skab , Yurij Vasylkiv , Ihor Smaga , Rostyslav Vlokh

The orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light and matter waves is a parameter that is getting increasingly more attention over the past couple of years. Beams with a well defined OAM, the so-called vortex beams, are applied already in e.g.…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-10 Roeland Juchtmans , Jo Verbeeck

Ultrashort laser pulses carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have become essential tools in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) studies, particularly for investigating strong-field light-matter interactions. However, controlling and…