Title :
Vortex fiber mode amplitude estimation
Author :
Golowich, Steven E. ; Bozinovic, N. ; Kristensen, P. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth
Author_Institution :
MIT Lincoln Lab., Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Fibers that support stable propagation of orbital angular momentum states require novel methods of characterization. We present a method for coherently estimating the mode amplitudes present in such fibers, from near-field intensity measurements.
Keywords :
amplitude estimation; optical vortices; polarimetry; mode amplitudes; near-field intensity measurements; orbital angular momentum states; stable propagation; vortex fiber mode amplitude estimation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Helium; Optical beams; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
