• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 18, Issue 8, 080003 (2020)
Yanchun Shen1, Zhixiong Shen2, Guozhong Zhao1, and Wei Hu2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202018.080003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yanchun Shen, Zhixiong Shen, Guozhong Zhao, Wei Hu. Photopatterned liquid crystal mediated terahertz Bessel vortex beam generator [Invited][J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(8): 080003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this Letter, we propose that the photopatterned liquid crystal (LC) can act as a broadband and efficient terahertz (THz) Bessel vortex beam (BVB) generator. The mechanism lies in the frequency-independent geometric phase modulation induced by the spatially variant LC directors. By adopting large birefringence LCs and optimizing the cell gap, the maximized mode conversion efficiency can be continuously adjusted in broadband. Furthermore, the LC patterns can be designed and fabricated at will, which enables the THz BVBs to carry various topological charges. Such a THz LC BVB generator may facilitate the advanced THz imaging and communication apparatus.
    J=R(α)·(exp(iζ)00exp(iζ))·R(α)=isinζ·(cos2αsin2αsin2αcos2α)+cosζ·I,(1)

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    Eout=J·χ(±)=isinζ·exp(±i2α)·χ()+cosζ·χ(±).(2)

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    φ=mα2πΛr.(3)

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    L=RΛ2λ2λ,(4)

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    Yanchun Shen, Zhixiong Shen, Guozhong Zhao, Wei Hu. Photopatterned liquid crystal mediated terahertz Bessel vortex beam generator [Invited][J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(8): 080003
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