Roadmap to free space optics

A Trichili, MA Cox, BS Ooi, MS Alouini - Journal of the Optical Society …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
With the ever-increasing demand for data and the radio frequency spectrum becoming
congested, free space optics (FSO) may find a niche for situations where fiber is too …

Using all transverse degrees of freedom in quantum communications based on a generic mode sorter

Y Zhou, M Mirhosseini, S Oliver, J Zhao… - Optics express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The dimension of the state space for information encoding offered by the transverse
structure of light is usually limited by the finite size of apertures. The widely used orbital …

Realization of the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox using radial position and radial momentum variables

L Chen, T Ma, X Qiu, D Zhang, W Zhang, RW Boyd - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
As is well known, angular position and orbital angular momentum (OAM) of photons are a
conjugate pair of variables that have been extensively explored for quantum information …

[HTML][HTML] Single-end adaptive optics compensation for emulated turbulence in a bi-directional 10-Mbit/s per channel free-space quantum communication link using …

C Liu, K Pang, Z Zhao, P Liao, R Zhang, H Song, Y Cao… - Research, 2019 - spj.science.org
A single-end adaptive-optics (AO) module is experimentally demonstrated to mitigate the
emulated atmospheric turbulence effects in a bi-directional quantum communication link …

[HTML][HTML] Product of two Laguerre–Gaussian beams

VV Kotlyar, EG Abramochkin, AA Kovalev… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
We show that a product of two Laguerre–Gaussian (pLG) beams can be expressed as a
finite superposition of conventional LG beams with particular coefficients. Based on such an …

Modal decomposition of Laguerre Gaussian beams with different radial orders using optical correlation technique

S Pachava, A Dixit, B Srinivasan - Optics Express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we explore the use of an optical correlation technique to decompose different
radial as well as azimuthal order modes of Laguerre Gaussian (LG) beams. We …

Adaptive methods of generating complex light arrays

T Wang, V Tran, P Bassène, E Fohtung… - Journal of the Optical …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Structured light arrays of various shapes have been a cornerstone in optical science, driven
by the complexities of precise and adaptable generation. This study introduces an approach …

A Fourier-invariant squared Laguerre-Gaussian vortex beam

ES Kozlova, AA Savelyeva, AA Kovalev, VV Kotlyar - Computer Optics, 2023 - mathnet.ru
It is shown that a squared Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) vortex beam is Fourier-invariant and
retains its structure at the focus of a spherical lens. In the Fresnel diffraction zone, such a …

New type of vortex laser beams: Squared Laguerre-Gaussian beam

VV Kotlyar, AA Kovalev, ES Kozlova, AA Savelyeva… - Optik, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present new type of optical vortex called the squared Laguerre-Gaussian
(LG) 2 vortex beam. It is theoretically, numerically, and experimentally proved that these …

[HTML][HTML] Orbital angular momentum of Laguerre-Gaussian beams with non-zero radial index at limited aperture size

Y Wang, L Bai, C Huang, J **e, D Zhang, L Guo - Results in Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
The study of orbital angular momentum (OAM) calculation and measurement of complex
radial structure beams with limited receiving aperture size is of practical significance. In this …