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    • Optical Engineering

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    • Helix phase plates are crucial optical elements with diverse applications, including optical trapping and astronomy.
    • Tunable helix phase plates, based on the Alvarez-Lohmann principle, enable adjustment of topological charge via relative rotation.
    • Existing designs suffer from an undesired inverse phase, limiting performance and efficiency.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop novel tunable helix phase plates that overcome the limitations of current designs.
    • To suppress the generation of undesired inverse phase during tuning.
    • To enhance the overall efficiency of tunable helix phase plates across their tuning range.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of a specialized quantization technique in the phase plate design.
    • Fabrication and testing of the proposed tunable helix phase plates.
    • Characterization of phase uniformity and efficiency as a function of rotation angle.

    Main Results:

    • The new design successfully suppresses the undesired inverse phase component.
    • A uniform phase profile is maintained across the entire tuning range.
    • Significant increase in the efficiency of the phase plates is observed over the full tuning range.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed tunable helix phase plates offer improved performance by eliminating inverse phase artifacts.
    • The specialized quantization method enhances phase uniformity and increases operational efficiency.
    • These advancements provide superior optical control for applications requiring tunable helical phase.