• DocumentCode
    1769565
  • Title

    Twisting light using nano-waveguide arrays

  • Author

    Jingbo Sun ; Xi Wang ; Tianboyu Xu ; Cartwright, Alexander N. ; Litchinitser, Natalia M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., SUNY - Univ. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We experimentally demonstrate that an array of subwavelength channels with a spiral size distribution milled in a metal film can be used to manipulate the phase front of light beam and produce a vortex beam.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; nanophotonics; optical arrays; optical metamaterials; optical vortices; optical waveguides; metal film; nano-waveguide arrays; phase front manipulation; spiral size distribution; subwavelength channel array; twisting light beam; vortex beam; Films; Glass; Laser beams; Lenses; Optical device fabrication; Optical vortices; Spirals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988411