Experimental realization to efficiently sort vector beams by polarization topological charge via Pancharatnam–Berry phase modulation

Shuiqin Zheng; Ying Li; Qinggang Lin; Xuanke Zeng; Guoliang Zheng; Yi Cai; Zhenkuan Chen; Shixiang Xu; Dianyuan Fan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000385

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 5, 385(2018)

Experimental realization to efficiently sort vector beams by polarization topological charge via Pancharatnam–Berry phase modulation

Shuiqin Zheng^1,2、†, Ying Li^2、†, Qinggang Lin¹, Xuanke Zeng¹, Guoliang Zheng¹, Yi Cai¹, Zhenkuan Chen¹, Shixiang Xu^1、*, and Dianyuan Fan²

Author Affiliations

¹Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

²SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

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Paper Information

Category: Polarization

Received: Nov. 17, 2017

Accepted: Feb. 11, 2018

Published Online: Jul. 10, 2018

The Author Email: Shixiang Xu (shxxu@szu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000385

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