• DocumentCode
    2559849
  • Title

    Generation of orbital vortices in optical fiber via acousto-optic interaction

  • Author

    Lee, Henry P. ; Dashti, Pedram Z. ; Alhassen, Fares

  • Author_Institution
    The Henry Samueli Sch. of Eng., California Univ., Irvine, CA
  • fYear
    0
  • fDate
    0-0 0
  • Firstpage
    44
  • Lastpage
    45
  • Abstract
    In this paper, it is shown that an acousto-optic interaction in optical fiber can lead to a transfer of orbital angular momentum (OAM) from an acoustic vortex to an optical vortex and that spin and orbital angular momentum are conserved independently in this interaction
  • Keywords
    acousto-optical effects; angular momentum; optical fibres; optical vortices; acoustic vortex; acousto-optic interaction; optical fiber; optical vortex; orbital angular momentum; orbital vortices; spin angular momentum; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic waveguides; Acoustic waves; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical vortices; Optical waveguides; Phonons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
  • Conference_Location
    Quebec City, Que.
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0090-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694031
  • Filename
    1694031