Efficient generation and control of different-order orbital angular momentum states for communication links

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-65

  Slussarenko, Sergei ^a   Karimi, Ebrahim ^a   Piccirillo, Bruno ^a,b   Marrucci, Lorenzo ^a   Santamato, Enrico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze Fisiche della Materia ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; POLARIZATION;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM STATE; CIRCULATING BEAM; COMMUNICATION LINKS; ELECTROOPTICAL CELLS; OPTICAL BEAMS; OPTICAL SCHEME; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ORBITAL-ANGULAR-MOMENTUM STATE; ORDER 2; PARAXIAL; POLARIZATION STATE; QUARTER WAVE-PLATE;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM;

EID: 79751522559     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.28.000061     Document Type: Article

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