• Advanced Photonics
  • Vol. 5, Issue 3, 036001 (2023)
Jingxin Zhang1, Peixing Li2, Ray C. C. Cheung2, Alex M. H. Wong2、3、*, and Jensen Li1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Physics, Hong Kong, China
  • 2City University of Hong Kong, Department of Electrical Engineering, Hong Kong, China
  • 3City University of Hong Kong, State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, Hong Kong, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.AP.5.3.036001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jingxin Zhang, Peixing Li, Ray C. C. Cheung, Alex M. H. Wong, Jensen Li. Generation of time-varying orbital angular momentum beams with space-time-coding digital metasurface[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2023, 5(3): 036001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The recently proposed extreme-ultraviolet beams with time-varying orbital angular momentum (OAM) realized by high-harmonic generation provide extraordinary tools for quantum excitation control and particle manipulation. However, such an approach is not easily scalable to other frequency regimes. We design a space-time-coding digital metasurface operating in the microwave regime to experimentally generate time-varying OAM beams. Due to the flexible programmability of the metasurface, a higher-order twist in the envelope wavefront structure of time-varying OAM beams can be further designed as an additional degree of freedom. The time-varying OAM field patterns are dynamically mapped by developing a two-probe measurement technique. Our approach in combining the programmability of space-time-coding digital metasurfaces and the two-probe measurement technique provides a versatile platform for generating and observing time-varying OAM and other spatiotemporal excitations in general. The proposed time-varying OAM beams have application potentials in particle manipulation, time-division multiplexing, and information encryption.
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    Jingxin Zhang, Peixing Li, Ray C. C. Cheung, Alex M. H. Wong, Jensen Li. Generation of time-varying orbital angular momentum beams with space-time-coding digital metasurface[J]. Advanced Photonics, 2023, 5(3): 036001
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