Generation of cylindrical vector beams based on fiber Bragg gratings inscribed in ring core fibers

Yajun Jiang; Kangwei Pan; Feng Zhou; Liqin Cheng; Yuhui Su; Li Shen; Jiaxin Gao; Binchuan Sun; Dexing Yang; Jianlin Zhao

doi:10.3788/COL202523.071404

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 7, 071404(2025)

Generation of cylindrical vector beams based on fiber Bragg gratings inscribed in ring core fibers

Yajun Jiang^1、*, Kangwei Pan¹, Feng Zhou², Liqin Cheng³, Yuhui Su¹, Li Shen¹, Jiaxin Gao¹, Binchuan Sun¹, Dexing Yang^1、**, and Jianlin Zhao¹

Author Affiliations

¹Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology, and Key Laboratory of Light-Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710129, China

²Key Lab of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems, Ministry of Education, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

³The Hi-Tech College of Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 713700, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: Jan. 3, 2025

Accepted: Feb. 25, 2025

Published Online: Jun. 17, 2025

The Author Email: Yajun Jiang (yjjiang@nwpu.edu.cn), Dexing Yang (dxyang@nwpu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.071404

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.071404

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