Title :
Generating and identifying optical orbital angular momentum with silicon photonic circuits
Author :
Jie Sun ; Moresco, Michele ; Leake, Gerald ; Coolbaugh, D. ; Watts, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab. of Electron., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a fully integrated silicon photonic circuit capable of generating light carrying optical orbital angular momentum. Experimentally, orbital angular momentum wavefronts are identified by interfering with another on-chip generated Gaussian beam.
Keywords :
angular momentum; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; laser beams; silicon; Si; fully integrated silicon photonic circuits; light carrying optical orbital angular momentum; on-chip generated Gaussian beam; Arrays; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical reflection; Optical vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
