Hybrid vector beams with non-uniform orbital angular momentum density induced by designed azimuthal polarization gradient

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/aba09d

Abstract Based on angular amplitude modulation of orthogonal base vectors in common-path interference method, we propose an interesting type of hybrid vector beams with unprecedented azimuthal polarization gradient and demonstrate in experiment. Geometrically, the configured azimuthal polarization gradient is indicated by intriguing mapping tracks of angular polarization states on Poincaré sphere, more than just conventional circles for previously reported vector beams. Moreover, via tailoring relevant parameters, more special polarization mapping tracks can be handily achieved. More noteworthily, the designed azimuthal polarization gradients are found to be able to induce azimuthally non-uniform orbital angular momentum density, while generally uniform for circle-track cases, immersing in homogenous intensity background whatever base states are. These peculiar features may open alternative routes for new optical effects and applications.

Keywords: hybrid vector beam polarization gradient polarization mapping track orbital angular momentum density

Received: 17 May 2020
Revised: 20 June 2020
Accepted manuscript online: 29 June 2020

PACS:	42.25.Ja	(Polarization)
	42.60.Jf	(Beam characteristics: profile, intensity, and power; spatial pattern formation)
	42.50.Tx	(Optical angular momentum and its quantum aspects)
	42.40.Jv	(Computer-generated holograms)

Fund: Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0303800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11634010, 61675168, 91850118, 11774289, and 11804277), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. 3102019JC008), and the Basic Research Plan of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province, China (Grant Nos. 2018JM1057 and 2019JM-583).

Corresponding Authors: Sheng Liu, Jianlin Zhao
E-mail: shengliu@nwpu.edu.cn;jlzhao@nwpu.edu.cn

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Lei Han(韩磊), Shuxia Qi(齐淑霞), Sheng Liu(刘圣), Peng Li(李鹏), Huachao Cheng(程华超), Jianlin Zhao(赵建林) Hybrid vector beams with non-uniform orbital angular momentum density induced by designed azimuthal polarization gradient 2020 Chin. Phys. B 29 094203

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