• Frontiers of Optoelectronics
  • Vol. 9, Issue 3, 518 (2016)
Xinlun CAI1, Michael STRAIN2, Siyuan YU1, and Marc SOREL3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies and School of Microelectronics, Sun Yatsen University,Guangzhou 510275, China
  • 2Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK
  • 3School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK
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    DOI: 10.1007/s12200-016-0572-9 Cite this Article
    Xinlun CAI, Michael STRAIN, Siyuan YU, Marc SOREL. Photonic integrated devices for exploiting the orbital angular momentum of light in optical communications[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016, 9(3): 518 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Emerging applications based on optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) will likely require photonic integrated devices and circuits for miniaturization, improved performance and enhanced functionality. This paper reviews the state-of-the art in the field of OAM of light, reports recent developments in silicon integrated OAM emitters, and discusses the applications potentials and challenges in silicon integrated OAM devices which can be used in future OAM based optical communications systems.
    Xinlun CAI, Michael STRAIN, Siyuan YU, Marc SOREL. Photonic integrated devices for exploiting the orbital angular momentum of light in optical communications[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2016, 9(3): 518
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