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Jiaqi Chu¹, Daping Chu¹, Quinn Smithwitck²

¹Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK.

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Off-axis points can be encoded and decoded using light's orbital angular momentum (OAM). This research confirms that OAM modes can store high-density, two-dimensional information, crucial for optical multiplexing applications.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Information Optics
Quantum Information

Background:

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light offers unique properties for optical communications.
Encoding information using OAM modes is typically limited to on-axis points.
Understanding the impact of beam displacement on OAM spectra is critical for practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the encoding and decoding of off-axis spatial points using discrete orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes.
To analyze the influence of Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam parameters on the OAM spectrum.
To provide a foundation for high-density information encoding and misalignment analysis in OAM applications.

Main Methods:

Expanding on-axis Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams into off-axis OAM spectra.
Encoding off-axis spatial points using the generated OAM spectra.
Analyzing the spread of the OAM spectrum based on mode and beam displacement.
Experimental verification of the encoding and decoding of off-axis points.

Main Results:

Off-axis points, in addition to on-axis points, can be successfully encoded and decoded using OAM.
The mode and displacement of the LG beam significantly influence the spread of the OAM spectrum.
Experimental validation confirms the feasibility of encoding off-axis information.

Conclusions:

Orbital angular momentum (OAM) can be utilized to encode information at off-axis locations.
This capability enables the potential for two-dimensional high-density information encoding for multiplexing.
The findings provide a basis for analyzing misalignment effects in practical OAM-based optical systems.