Title :
Exciting OAM modes in annular-core fibers via perfect OAM beams
Author :
Vaity, P. ; Brunet, Charles ; Messaddeq, Younes ; LaRochelle, Sophie ; Rusch, Leslie A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Opt., Photonics & Lasers (COPL), Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We generate perfect orbital angular momentum (OAM) beams with controllable ring width and ring diameter using a phase-only spatial light modulator. Perfect OAM beams facilitate coupling into annular and air-core fibers for spatial multiplexing of OAM modes.
Keywords :
angular momentum; laser beams; optical fibre communication; space division multiplexing; spatial light modulators; OAM modes; air-core fibers; annular-core fibers; controllable ring diameter; controllable ring width; orbital angular momentum; perfect OAM beams; phase-only spatial light modulator; spatial multiplexing; Couplings; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964195
