• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 5, 385 (2018)
Shuiqin Zheng1,2,†, Ying Li2,†, Qinggang Lin1, Xuanke Zeng1..., Guoliang Zheng1, Yi Cai1, Zhenkuan Chen1, Shixiang Xu1,* and Dianyuan Fan2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.6.000385 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuiqin Zheng, Ying Li, Qinggang Lin, Xuanke Zeng, Guoliang Zheng, Yi Cai, Zhenkuan Chen, Shixiang Xu, Dianyuan Fan, "Experimental realization to efficiently sort vector beams by polarization topological charge via Pancharatnam–Berry phase modulation," Photonics Res. 6, 385 (2018) Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) PTC sorting setup, (b) the angle function α1(x,y) of optical geometric transverter (OGT), and (c) α2(x,y) of optical phase corrector (OPC).
    Fig. 1. (a) PTC sorting setup, (b) the angle function α1(x,y) of optical geometric transverter (OGT), and (c) α2(x,y) of optical phase corrector (OPC).
    Simulation of the optical geometric transformation of vector beams with m=1. OGT is at z/f=−1, the first lens is at z/f=0 and OPC is at z/f=1.
    Fig. 2. Simulation of the optical geometric transformation of vector beams with m=1. OGT is at z/f=1, the first lens is at z/f=0 and OPC is at z/f=1.
    Intensity profiles at a distance from the first lens to OPC: z=250, 750, 1000 mm. (a)–(c) are experimental records by CCD camera, while (d)–(f) are simulation results.
    Fig. 3. Intensity profiles at a distance from the first lens to OPC: z=250, 750, 1000 mm. (a)–(c) are experimental records by CCD camera, while (d)–(f) are simulation results.
    (a) Intensity profile of incident vector beam with m=−2, (b) the horizontal and (c) the vertical polarization components, and the intensity distributions at image plane for the incident beam with PTC values of (d) m=−2, −1, 0, 1, and 2, and (e) m=0 and −2.
    Fig. 4. (a) Intensity profile of incident vector beam with m=2, (b) the horizontal and (c) the vertical polarization components, and the intensity distributions at image plane for the incident beam with PTC values of (d) m=2, 1, 0, 1, and 2, and (e) m=0 and 2.
    (a) x–directional integral intensity distribution of the vector fields along the y direction with the PTC values of m=−2, −1, 0, 1, and 2 at the image plane. (b) Experimental intensity distribution via different PTC values from −2 to 2 over whole detection regions.
    Fig. 5. (a) x–directional integral intensity distribution of the vector fields along the y direction with the PTC values of m=2, 1, 0, 1, and 2 at the image plane. (b) Experimental intensity distribution via different PTC values from 2 to 2 over whole detection regions.
    Shuiqin Zheng, Ying Li, Qinggang Lin, Xuanke Zeng, Guoliang Zheng, Yi Cai, Zhenkuan Chen, Shixiang Xu, Dianyuan Fan, "Experimental realization to efficiently sort vector beams by polarization topological charge via Pancharatnam–Berry phase modulation," Photonics Res. 6, 385 (2018)
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