• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 12, Issue 9, 1907 (2024)
Meiting Xie1, Jiangtao Xu1, Jiajun Wang1, Huihui Zhao1..., Yeshuai Liu1, Jianxiang Wen1, Fufei Pang1, Jianfeng Sun2 and Xianglong Zeng1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Shanghai Satellite Network Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201204, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.524697 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Meiting Xie, Jiangtao Xu, Jiajun Wang, Huihui Zhao, Yeshuai Liu, Jianxiang Wen, Fufei Pang, Jianfeng Sun, Xianglong Zeng, "Generating broadband cylindrical vector modes based on polarization-dependent acoustically induced fiber gratings using the dispersion turning point," Photonics Res. 12, 1907 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Cylindrical vector beams (CVBs) with special polarization distribution have been extensively investigated due to the unique ways of interacting with matter. Although several configurations have been developed to generate CVBs, such as Q-plates and subwavelength gratings, the bandwidth of a single CVB is inherently narrow due to the phase geometry, which would limit its application for femtosecond lasers. Here, a broadband CVB mode converter based on an acoustically induced fiber grating (AIFG) and a tuning method of dispersion turning point (DTP) is demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally with the 3-dB bandwidth of 125 nm, which is more than 10 times that of conventional AIFGs. Not only can the DTP wavelength be tuned from the original 1500 nm to 1650 nm by thinning the fiber, but also the stable generation of a single broadband HE21odd/even mode can be controllably implemented by adjusting the polarization state of the incident light, owing to the larger beat length difference between HE21 and other CV modes. Additionally, the femtosecond CVBs and orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes are successfully generated and amplified by combining the broadband AIFG with a figure-9 mode-locked fiber laser. Meanwhile, it is verified by simulation that the choice of broadband CV mode and the tunability of DTP wavelength can be realized by designing ring-core fibers with different structures, which can furthermore improve the flexibility of generating high purity CVBs. This study provides a highly controllable technique for the generation of broadband CVBs and OAMs paving the way for high-capacity CVBs communication.
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    Meiting Xie, Jiangtao Xu, Jiajun Wang, Huihui Zhao, Yeshuai Liu, Jianxiang Wen, Fufei Pang, Jianfeng Sun, Xianglong Zeng, "Generating broadband cylindrical vector modes based on polarization-dependent acoustically induced fiber gratings using the dispersion turning point," Photonics Res. 12, 1907 (2024)
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