Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 13, 1326001(2022)

High-Order Cylindrical Vector Beam Generation and Its Polarization Detection Based on Cascade Vortex Half-Wave Plates

Rusheng Sun1, Tong Liu1、*, Chen Wang1, Ruijian Li1, and Yuan Ren2
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  • 1Department of Aerospace Science and Technology, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China
  • 2Basic Ministry, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China
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    The vortex half-wave plate (VHP) is a polarized optical element whose fast axis orientation changes in a specific angular direction in the spatial distribution. By cascading two or more low-order VHPs, any high-order cylindrical vector beam (CVB) can be generated. Based on the Jones matrix of a single VHP, the equivalent Jones matrix of the VHP cascaded is derived, and the change of the equivalent order after the VHP cascaded is theoretically explained. In the experiment, the two VHPs of m=-1 and m=2, are used to cascade to generate the one-order and three-order radial polarization and angular polarization CVBs, to calculate the Stokes parameters and draw the vector beam polarization distribution diagram, and to be compared with one-order CVBs that directly generated by the VHP of m=1, which proves the reliability of the cascade method. When the cascade produces the same high-order CVB, the different cascading sequence of the VHPs can affect the degree of beam distortion caused by the center misalignment. After experimental comparison and analysis, it is obtained that high-quality and high-order CVBs can be stably produced in the cascade application. By cascading multiple VHPs, the CVBs within 100 orders are generated.

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    Rusheng Sun, Tong Liu, Chen Wang, Ruijian Li, Yuan Ren. High-Order Cylindrical Vector Beam Generation and Its Polarization Detection Based on Cascade Vortex Half-Wave Plates[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(13): 1326001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Physical Optics

    Received: Nov. 29, 2021

    Accepted: Jan. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Liu Tong (liutong719@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1326001

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