English
Related papers

Related papers: A generalized perfect vortex beam with controllabl…

200 papers

Orbital angular momentum can be used to implement high capacity data transmission systems that can be applied for classical and quantum communications. Here we experimentally study the generation and transmission properties of the so-called…

Vector optical vortices exhibit complex polarisation patterns due to the interplay between spin and orbital angular momenta. Here we demonstrate, both analytically and with simulations, that certain polarisation features of optical vortex…

We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally coherence-induced polarization changes in generic and higher-order vector vortex beams with polarization singularity. The prominent depolarization on decreasing transverse correlation-width in…

Optics · Physics 2020-07-22 Stuti Joshi , Saba N Khan , Manisha , P Senthilkumaran , Bhaskar Kanseri

Fractional-order vector vortex beams are recently demonstrated to be new carriers of fractional-strength optical vortices. However, why can those new vortex beams formed by the combination of both unstable states propagate stably in free…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-04 Xiaoyu Weng , Yu Miao , Yang Li , Xiangmei Dong , Xiumin Gao , Songlin Zhuang

The notion of perfect correlations between arbitrary observables, or more generally arbitrary POVMs, is introduced in the standard formulation of quantum mechanics, and characterized by several well-established statistical conditions. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-10-31 Masanao Ozawa

Vortices are whirling disturbances commonly found in nature ranging from tremendously small scales in Bose-Einstein condensates to cosmologically colossal scales in spiral galaxies. An optical vortex, generally associated with a spiral…

Optics · Physics 2021-08-23 Chenhao Wan , Jian Chen , Andy Chong , Qiwen Zhan

A novel form of quantum control is proposed by applying twisted-light also known as optical vortex beams to drive ultra-narrow atomic transitions in neutral Ca, Mg, Yb, Sr, Hg and Cd bosonic isotopes. This innovative all-optical…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-06-30 T. Zanon-Willette , F. Impens , E. Arimondo , D. Wilkowski , A. V. Taichenachev , V. I. Yudin

The perfect vortex is a new class of optical vortex beam having ring radius independent of its topological charge (order). One of the simplest techniques to generate such beams is the Fourier transformation of the Bessel-Gauss beam. The…

Optics · Physics 2016-01-14 M. V. Jabir , N. Apurv Chaitanya , A. Aadhi , G. K. Samanta

Atoms are ideal quantum sensors and quantum light emitters. Interfacing atoms with nanophotonic devices promises novel nanoscale sensing and quantum optical functionalities. But precise optical control of atomic states in these devices is…

The generation of high-order harmonic beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) promises application in diverse research fields. Recently, the perfect spatiotemporal optical vortex (PSTOV) beam has garnered much attention due to its…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-09 C. Granados , B. Kumar Das , W. Gao

In this study, we demonstrate the concept of combining optical combs with optical vortices for the first time. By combining the advantages of the both light sources, we realize an optical vortex comb technology for arbitrary spatiotemporal…

Optics · Physics 2020-05-12 Akifumi Asahara , Satoru Shoji , Kaoru Minoshima

Motivated by recent progress in the generation of optical spatiotemporal vortex pulses (STVPs), there is a theoretical discussion about the transverse orbital angular momentum (OAM) carried by such pulses. Two recent works [K. Y. Bliokh,…

Optics · Physics 2023-03-20 Konstantin Y. Bliokh

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 recently introduced a new class of optical beams with a Bessel-like transverse profile and increasing beam width during propagation, akin to an "inverted pin". Owing to their specially engineered distribution, these beams have shown…

The analytical solution for the propagation of the laser beam with optical vortex through the system of lenses is presented. The optical vortex is introduced into the laser beam (described as Gaussian beam) by spiral phase plate. The…

On the basis of a simple exactly solvable model we discuss the possibilities for state preparation and state control of atoms in a periodic optical potential. In addition to the periodic potential a uniform force with an arbitrary time…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. L. Haroutyunyan , G. Nienhuis

Structured light beams, such as optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum, are essential for applications ranging from low-power optical communications to high-intensity laser-matter interactions. However, scaling their power and…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-29 Hossein Fathi , Rafael F. Barros , Regina Gumenyuk

The rapid scale broadening and divergence increasing of vortex beams (VBs) with orbital angular momentum (OAM), e.g., Laguerre-Gaussian beams, severely impede the wide applications of VBs ranging from optical manipulation to…

Optical vortex beams are a type of topological light characterized by their inherent orbital angular momentum, leading to the propagation of a spiral-shaped wavefront. In this study, we focus on two-dimensional electrons with Rashba and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-04 Shunki Yamamoto , Masahiro Sato , Satoshi Fujimoto , Takeshi Mizushima

For over three decades, the study of optical vortex beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) has been at the forefront of optics, driven by fundamental questions about optical momentum as well as diverse applications in quantum…

Optics · Physics 2025-08-15 Kayn A Forbes