Implementation of nearly arbitrary spatially-varying polarization transformations: a non-diffractive and non-interferometric approach using spatial light modulators
Optics
2018-08-01 v1
Abstract
A fast and automated scheme for general polarization transformations holds great value in adaptive optics, quantum information, and virtually all applications involving light-matter and light-light interactions. We present an experiment that uses a liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator (LCOS-SLM) to perform polarization transformations on a light field. We experimentally demonstrate the point-by-point conversion of uniformly polarized light fields across the wave front to realize arbitrary, spatially varying polarization states. Additionally, we demonstrate that a light field with an arbitrary spatially varying polarization can be transformed to a spatially invariant (i.e., uniform) polarization.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1802.05810,
title = {Implementation of nearly arbitrary spatially-varying polarization transformations: a non-diffractive and non-interferometric approach using spatial light modulators},
author = {M. T. Runyon and C. H. Nacke and A. Sit and M. Granados-Baez and L. Giner and J. S. Lundeen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.05810},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
16 pages, 10 figures