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Yuanhui Wen¹, Ioannis Chremmos^1,2, Yujie Chen¹

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We introduce a novel optical transformation for enhanced orbital angular momentum (OAM) mode sorting in optical multiplexing. This method improves resolution by mapping spirals to parallel lines, overcoming limitations of existing techniques.

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Quantum Information Science

Background:

Optical multiplexing systems rely on orbital angular momentum (OAM) for data transmission.
Current log-polar transformations for OAM mode sorting have limited resolution due to phase overlap.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a new optical transformation for improved OAM mode sorting.
To overcome the resolution limitations of existing log-polar transformations.

Main Methods:

Proposed a novel optical transformation mapping spiral wavefronts to parallel lines.
Experimentally verified the proposed spiral-to-parallel-line optical transformation.

Main Results:

The new transformation offers theoretically unlimited phase excursion, unlike circular mappings.
Achieved superior resolution in separating OAM modes.
Maintained unity efficiency in the mode sorting process.

Conclusions:

The spiral-mapping optical transformation significantly enhances OAM mode sorting resolution.
This advancement is crucial for next-generation optical multiplexing systems.