Title :
Integrated optical vortex vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author :
Huanlu Li ; Phillips, David B. ; Xuyang Wang ; Ho, Ying-Lung Daniel ; Lifeng Chen ; Xiaoqi Zhou ; Jiangbo Zhu ; Siyuan Yu ; Xinlun Cai
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Abstract :
By fabricating micro-scale Spiral Phase Plates within the aperture of a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser, a beam carrying specific OAM modes and their superposition states can be directly emitted with high efficiency and high beam quality.
Keywords :
angular momentum; integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical vortices; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; OAM modes; beam quality; integrated optical vortex vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; microscale spiral phase plate fabrication; superposition states; Apertures; Laser beams; Optical vortices; Photonics; Spirals; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
