• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 10, 103602 (2022)
Zhongwei Jin1、2, Guiyuan Cao3, Hongtao Wang2, Han Lin3、4, Baohua Jia3、4、5、*, and Cheng-Wei Qiu2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
  • 3Centre of Translational Atomaterials (CTAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
  • 4School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
  • 5The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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    Zhongwei Jin, Guiyuan Cao, Hongtao Wang, Han Lin, Baohua Jia, Cheng-Wei Qiu. Broadband angular momentum cascade via a multifocal graphene vortex generator[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(10): 103602 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Light beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have inspired various advanced applications, and such abundant practical applications in turn demand complex generation and manipulation of optical vortices. Here, we propose a multifocal graphene vortex generator, which can produce broadband angular momentum cascade containing continuous integer non-diffracting vortex modes. Our device naturally embodies a continuous spiral slit vortex generator and a zone plate, which enables the generation of high-quality continuous vortex modes with deep depths of foci. Meanwhile, the generated vortex modes can be simultaneously tuned through incident wavelength and position of the focal plane. The elegant structure of the device largely improves the design efficiency and can be fabricated by laser nanofabrication in a single step. Moreover, the outstanding property of graphene may enable new possibilities in enormous practical applications, even in some harsh environments, such as aerospace.
    F(θ)=r02+2l0z0λ0·θ2π,θ[0,M·2π],(M3,r0z0b),

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    F(θ)=F1(θ)2+F2(θ)2,θ[0,2π].

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    F1(θ)=Nλ0z0,θ[0,2π],

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    F2(θ)=r02+2l0z0λ0·θ2π,θ[0,2π],(r0z0).

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    F(θ)=r02+2(a·bl0)(z0a)(λ0b)·θ2πθ[0,M·2π],(M3,r0z0b),

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    Zhongwei Jin, Guiyuan Cao, Hongtao Wang, Han Lin, Baohua Jia, Cheng-Wei Qiu. Broadband angular momentum cascade via a multifocal graphene vortex generator[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(10): 103602
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