• DocumentCode
    1770656
  • 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
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989037