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OAM interferometry: the detection of the rotational Doppler shift
Optics Express
|October 19, 2017
Summary
This study introduces a novel rotational Doppler shift measurement using orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light. This method accurately measures the rotation rate of point sources orthogonal to the observer’s line of sight.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Photonics
- Quantum Optics
- Metrology
Background:
- The rotational Doppler shift is a phenomenon that provides information about the rotation of a light source.
- Measuring the rotation of a point source in a plane orthogonal to the observer line of sight presents unique challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and demonstrate a new method for measuring rotational Doppler shift using the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light.
- To enable precise measurement of the rotation rate of point sources in the plane orthogonal to the observer line of sight.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the correlations between orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of light emitted by rotating sources.
- Developing an OAM interferometer incorporating a standard OAM modesorter and a phase filter to extract the rotational Doppler shift.
Main Results:
- Successfully demonstrated a measurement technique for rotational Doppler shift based on OAM correlations.
- Quantified the rotational Doppler shift by analyzing the correlations between OAM states.
Conclusions:
- The proposed OAM-based method offers a novel approach for measuring rotational Doppler shift.
- The constructed OAM interferometer is capable of accurately determining the rotation rate of point sources.
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