Optical vortices 30 years on: OAM manipulation from topological charge to multiple singularities

Y Shen, X Wang, Z ** femtosecond laser pulses in micro/nanofabrication: modeling, method, measurement and application
L Jiang, AD Wang, B Li, TH Cui, YF Lu - Light: Science & Applications, 2018 - nature.com
During femtosecond laser fabrication, photons are mainly absorbed by electrons, and the
subsequent energy transfer from electrons to ions is of picosecond order. Hence, lattice …

Chirality and chiroptical effects in metal nanostructures: fundamentals and current trends

JT Collins, C Kuppe, DC Hooper… - Advanced Optical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Throughout the 19th and 20th century, chirality has mostly been associated with chemistry.
However, while chirality can be very useful for understanding molecules, molecules are not …

Generation of polarization and phase singular beams in fibers and fiber lasers

D Mao, Y Zheng, C Zeng, H Lu, C Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Cylindrical vector beams and vortex beams, two types of typical singular optical beams
characterized by axially symmetric polarization and helical phase front, possess the unique …

Observation of optical polarization Möbius strips

T Bauer, P Banzer, E Karimi, S Orlov, A Rubano… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Möbius strips are three-dimensional geometrical structures, fascinating for their peculiar
property of being surfaces with only one “side”—or, more technically, being “nonorientable” …

Interplay between optical vortices and condensed matter

GF Quinteiro Rosen, PI Tamborenea, T Kuhn - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Interest in the multiple facets of optical vortices has flourished in the last three decades. This
review examines the basic research and applications of the interplay between optical …

Chiral templating of self-assembling nanostructures by circularly polarized light

J Yeom, B Yeom, H Chan, KW Smith… - Nature materials, 2015 - nature.com
The high optical and chemical activity of nanoparticles (NPs) signifies the possibility of
converting the spin angular momenta of photons into structural changes in matter. Here, we …

OAM beam generation in space and its applications: A review

Y Lian, X Qi, Y Wang, Z Bai, Y Wang, Z Lu - Optics and Lasers in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, vortex beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM) have attracted more
and more attention. The wavefront of the OAM beams is helical, the intensity at the center of …