DocumentCode
1769563
Title
Generation of light beams carrying orbital angular momentum using an ultrathin plasmonic metasurface
Author
De Leon, Israel ; Karimi, Ebrahim ; Schulz, Sebastian A. ; Qassim, Hammam ; Upham, Jeremy ; Boyd, Robert
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We generate optical orbital angular momentum in the visible regime via spin-to-orbital angular momentum coupling by ultrathin (λ/30), inhomogeneous, birefringent plasmonic arrays. Such metasurfaces will enable compact, efficient generation of structured light.
Keywords
angular momentum; birefringence; optical arrays; optical metamaterials; spin-orbit interactions; birefringent plasmonic arrays; inhomogeneous plasmonic arrays; light beam generation; orbital angular momentuan; spin-to-orbital angular momentum coupling; ultrathin plasmonic arrays; ultrathin plasmonic metasurface; visible regime; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical vortices; Plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988409
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