Title :
Optical vortices in fibres: A new degree of freedom for mode multiplexing
Author :
Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Bozinovic, N. ; Gregg, P. ; Golowich, Steven E. ; Kristensen, P.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Centre & ECE Dept., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
Optical vortices, which carry orbital angular momentum, form infinite-dimensional basis sets of orthogonal states, which make them attractive for mode-division multiplexing systems. We describe recent demonstrations of successfully generating & propagating vortices in optical fibres, and review recent transmission experiments conducted with them.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical fibre networks; optical vortices; degree of freedom; infinite-dimensional basis sets; mode multiplexing; mode-division multiplexing systems; optical fibres; optical vortices; orbital angular momentum; orthogonal states; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical vortices; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
