Title :
Demonstration of distance emulation for an orbital-angular-momentum beam
Author :
Ahmed, Nisar ; Lavery, Martin P. J. ; Peicheng Liao ; Guodong Xie ; Hao Huang ; Long Li ; Yongxiong Ren ; Yan Yan ; Zhe Zhao ; Zhe Wang ; Ashrafi, Nima ; Ashrafi, Solyman ; Linquist, Roger D. ; Tur, Moshe ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We design and experimentally demonstrate a free-space distance emulator for propagating OAM beams over long distances in a lab environment. The performance of the system is assessed by measuring spot radius and radius of curvature of propagated beams.
Keywords :
laser beams; optical design techniques; optical variables measurement; OAM beam propagation; free-space distance emulator design; orbital-angular-momentum beam propagation; radius-of-curvature measurement; spot radius measurement; Electrical engineering; Emulation; Laser beams; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Measurement uncertainty; Optical beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
