Multimode optical fibers have seen increasing applications in communication,imaging,high-power lasers,and amplifiers.However,inherent imperfections and environmental perturbations cause random polarization and mode mi...Multimode optical fibers have seen increasing applications in communication,imaging,high-power lasers,and amplifiers.However,inherent imperfections and environmental perturbations cause random polarization and mode mixing,causing the output polarization states to be different from the input polarization states.This difference poses a serious issue for employing polarization-sensitive techniques to control light–matter interactions or nonlinear optical processes at the distal end of a fiber probe.Here,we demonstrate complete control of polarization states for all output channels by only manipulating the spatial wavefront of a laser beam into the fiber.Arbitrary polarization states for individual output channels are generated by wavefront shaping without constraining the input polarization.The strong coupling between the spatial and polarization degrees of freedom in a multimode fiber enables full polarization control with the spatial degrees of freedom alone;thus,wavefront shaping can transform a multimode fiber into a highly efficient reconfigurable matrix of waveplates for imaging and communication applications.展开更多
We would like to correct an incomplete sentence in the last paragraph on page 3.“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain.”should be corrected to“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain PER&g...We would like to correct an incomplete sentence in the last paragraph on page 3.“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain.”should be corrected to“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain PER>>1.”We would like to apologize for any confusion this may have caused.展开更多
基金supported by the US National Science Foundation under Grant No.ECCS-1509361.
文摘Multimode optical fibers have seen increasing applications in communication,imaging,high-power lasers,and amplifiers.However,inherent imperfections and environmental perturbations cause random polarization and mode mixing,causing the output polarization states to be different from the input polarization states.This difference poses a serious issue for employing polarization-sensitive techniques to control light–matter interactions or nonlinear optical processes at the distal end of a fiber probe.Here,we demonstrate complete control of polarization states for all output channels by only manipulating the spatial wavefront of a laser beam into the fiber.Arbitrary polarization states for individual output channels are generated by wavefront shaping without constraining the input polarization.The strong coupling between the spatial and polarization degrees of freedom in a multimode fiber enables full polarization control with the spatial degrees of freedom alone;thus,wavefront shaping can transform a multimode fiber into a highly efficient reconfigurable matrix of waveplates for imaging and communication applications.
文摘We would like to correct an incomplete sentence in the last paragraph on page 3.“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain.”should be corrected to“With a large number of modes in the fiber,we obtain PER>>1.”We would like to apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
