All-dielectric metaoptics for the compact generation of double-ring perfect vector beams

Autor: Vogliardi Andrea, Ruffato Gianluca, Bonaldo Daniele, Dal Zilio Simone, Romanato Filippo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Nanophotonics, Vol 12, Iss 22, Pp 4215-4228 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2192-8614
DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2023-0555
Popis: Perfect vortices, whose ring profile is independent of the topological charge, play a key role in telecommunications and particle micro-manipulation. In this work, we report the compact generation of a new kind of double-ring perfect vortices, called double-ring perfect vector beams, by exploiting dual-functional silicon metaoptics. In particular, we develop and test a new paradigm to generate those beams with the possibility of selecting different topological charges between the two rings. The generated beams are characterized through a filtering method, proving that the two rings have a vectorial nature with the same magnitude and either the same or different topological charges. Their unique properties suggest promising applications for optical tweezing and manipulation of low refractive-index particles, trapping of cold atoms, and high-capacity communications.
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