• DocumentCode
    49458
  • Title

    Interferometric orbital angular momentum mode multiplexer/demultiplexer based on pairs of cylindrical lenses

  • Author

    Martelli, P. ; Boffi, P. ; Fasiello, A. ; Martinelli, Mario

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettron., Inf. e Bioingegneria, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    2 5 2015
  • Firstpage
    278
  • Lastpage
    280
  • Abstract
    A novel interferometric configuration for orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode multiplexing/demultiplexing, based on the image transformation property of pairs of cylindrical lenses and without any splitting loss, is proposed. The effectiveness in mode demultiplexing has been experimentally proven by performing bit error rate measurements for a 20 Gbit/s mode division multiplexing communication system where two modes with different values of OAM, corresponding to the angular indices l = 0 and 1, respectively, are transmitted.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing; lenses; light interferometry; multiplexing; optical communication; angular indices; bit error rate measurements; cylindrical lenses; image transformation property; interferometric configuration; interferometric orbital angular momentum mode multiplexer/demultiplexer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2014.3972
  • Filename
    7029800