• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 3, 036007 (2023)
Dunzhao Wei1、2、†, Pengcheng Chen1, Yipeng Zhang1, Wenzhe Yao1, Rui Ni1, Xiaopeng Hu1、3, Xinjie Lv1、3, Shining Zhu1、3, Min Xiao1、3、4, and Yong Zhang1、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Nanjing University, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing, China
  • 2Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangzhou, China
  • 3Nanjing University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing, China
  • 4University of Arkansas, Department of Physics, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.2.3.036007 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Dunzhao Wei, Pengcheng Chen, Yipeng Zhang, Wenzhe Yao, Rui Ni, Xiaopeng Hu, Xinjie Lv, Shining Zhu, Min Xiao, Yong Zhang. Generation of high-efficiency, high-purity, and broadband Laguerre-Gaussian modes from a Janus optical parametric oscillator[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(3): 036007 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) modes, carrying the orbital angular momentum of light, are critical for important applications, such as high-capacity optical communications, superresolution imaging, and multidimensional quantum entanglement. Advanced developments in these applications demand reliable and tunable LG mode laser sources, which, however, do not yet exist. Here, we experimentally demonstrate highly efficient, highly pure, broadly tunable, and topological-charge-controllable LG modes from a Janus optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The Janus OPO featuring a two-faced cavity mode is designed to guarantee an efficient evolution from a Gaussian-shaped fundamental pump mode to a desired LG parametric mode. The output LG mode has a tunable wavelength between 1.5 and 1.6 μm with a conversion efficiency >15 % , a controllable topological charge up to 4, and a mode purity as high as 97%, which provides a high-performance solid-state light source for high-end demands in multidimensional multiplexing/demultiplexing, control of spin-orbital coupling between light and atoms, and so on.
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    Dunzhao Wei, Pengcheng Chen, Yipeng Zhang, Wenzhe Yao, Rui Ni, Xiaopeng Hu, Xinjie Lv, Shining Zhu, Min Xiao, Yong Zhang. Generation of high-efficiency, high-purity, and broadband Laguerre-Gaussian modes from a Janus optical parametric oscillator[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(3): 036007
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