Digital Decomposition Technique for Analyzing the Purity in Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Modes

Ayush Mehra, Shlomi Arnon

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Abstract

Light beams carrying Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) are highly versatile and have many applications, especially in free-space optical communication. However, it is critical to accurately estimate the OAM spectrum to ensure optimal performance, i.e., the power distribution among the many OAM modes. When the modal decomposition technique fails due to a perturbed experimental setup, such as when the generated OAM mode and correlation filter are misaligned, a single-shot digital approach can be employed to derive the OAM spectrum. This method involves interfering with the perturbed light with a reference light, typically a plane wave, and then digitally processing and evaluating the resulting interference pattern to obtain the OAM spectrum. In our study, we utilized this single-shot digital technique to assess the purity of the generated OAM mode. Factors such as the optical aberrations e.g. astigmatism caused by the optical component, the misaligned fork grating generated on the SLM, and the laser-SLM alignment can all impact the purity of the generated OAM mode. Any perturbation will result in an OAM spectrum, which the single-shot approach can reliably detect.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2024
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9798350348187
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
Event2024 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2024 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Duration: 9 Jul 202411 Jul 2024

Publication series

Name2024 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2024

Conference

Conference2024 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Communications, Antennas, Biomedical Engineering and Electronic Systems, COMCAS 2024
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityTel Aviv
Period9/07/2411/07/24

Keywords

  • Modal decomposition
  • OAM Spectrum
  • OAM mode purity
  • Orbital Angular Momentum

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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