• DocumentCode
    1771625
  • Title

    OAM stability in fiber due to angular momentum conservation

  • Author

    Gregg, P. ; Kristensen, P. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth

  • Author_Institution
    Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that degenerate, higher order (|L|>1) OAM modes resist polcon-like perturbations, with coupling efficiencies at least 10dB less than that of SMF. We attribute this stability to the large angular momenta of these modes.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; optical fibres; stability; OAM stability; angular momentum conservation; coupling efficiencies; fiber; polcon-like perturbations; Couplings; Extraterrestrial measurements; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical vortices; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989527