Based on angular amplitude modulation of orthogonal base vectors in common-path interference method, we propose an interesting type of hybrid vector beams with unprecedented azimuthal polarization gradient and demonst...Based on angular amplitude modulation of orthogonal base vectors in common-path interference method, we propose an interesting type of hybrid vector beams with unprecedented azimuthal polarization gradient and demonstrate in experiment. Geometrically, the configured azimuthal polarization gradient is indicated by intriguing mapping tracks of angular polarization states on Poincaré sphere, more than just conventional circles for previously reported vector beams. Moreover, via tailoring relevant parameters, more special polarization mapping tracks can be handily achieved. More noteworthily, the designed azimuthal polarization gradients are found to be able to induce azimuthally non-uniform orbital angular momentum density, while generally uniform for circle-track cases, immersing in homogenous intensity background whatever base states are. These peculiar features may open alternative routes for new optical effects and applications.展开更多
Optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum(OAM)have attracted extensive attention in recent decades because of their interesting applications in optical trapping,optical machining,optical communication,quantum...Optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum(OAM)have attracted extensive attention in recent decades because of their interesting applications in optical trapping,optical machining,optical communication,quantum information,and optical microscopy.Intriguing effects induced by OAMs,such as angular momentum conversion,spin Hall effect of light(SHEL),and spin– orbital interaction,have also gained increasing interest.In this article,we provide an overview of the modulations of OAMs on the propagation dynamics of scalar and vector fields in free space.First,we introduce the evolution of canonical and noncanonical optical vortices and analyze the modulations by means of local spatial frequency.Second,we review the Pancharatnam–Berry(PB)phases arising from spin–orbital interaction and reveal the control of beam evolution referring to novel behavior such as spindependent splitting and polarization singularity conversion.Finally,we discuss the propagation and focusing properties of azimuthally broken vector vortex beams.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0303800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11634010,61675168,91850118,11774289,and 11804277)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.3102019JC008)the Basic Research Plan of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province,China(Grant Nos.2018JM1057 and 2019JM-583).
文摘Based on angular amplitude modulation of orthogonal base vectors in common-path interference method, we propose an interesting type of hybrid vector beams with unprecedented azimuthal polarization gradient and demonstrate in experiment. Geometrically, the configured azimuthal polarization gradient is indicated by intriguing mapping tracks of angular polarization states on Poincaré sphere, more than just conventional circles for previously reported vector beams. Moreover, via tailoring relevant parameters, more special polarization mapping tracks can be handily achieved. More noteworthily, the designed azimuthal polarization gradients are found to be able to induce azimuthally non-uniform orbital angular momentum density, while generally uniform for circle-track cases, immersing in homogenous intensity background whatever base states are. These peculiar features may open alternative routes for new optical effects and applications.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant Nos.11634010,11404262,61675168,U1630125 and 61377035)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.3102015ZY057)Innovation Foundation for Doctor Dissertation of North-western Polytechnical University(No.CX201629).
文摘Optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum(OAM)have attracted extensive attention in recent decades because of their interesting applications in optical trapping,optical machining,optical communication,quantum information,and optical microscopy.Intriguing effects induced by OAMs,such as angular momentum conversion,spin Hall effect of light(SHEL),and spin– orbital interaction,have also gained increasing interest.In this article,we provide an overview of the modulations of OAMs on the propagation dynamics of scalar and vector fields in free space.First,we introduce the evolution of canonical and noncanonical optical vortices and analyze the modulations by means of local spatial frequency.Second,we review the Pancharatnam–Berry(PB)phases arising from spin–orbital interaction and reveal the control of beam evolution referring to novel behavior such as spindependent splitting and polarization singularity conversion.Finally,we discuss the propagation and focusing properties of azimuthally broken vector vortex beams.
