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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Laser Physics
  • Metamaterials

Background:

  • Standard lasers and light emitters do not typically produce beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM).
  • Generating OAM beams usually requires complex external optical setups.
  • Microring cavity lasers offer a compact platform for light generation and manipulation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a method for imparting synthetic angular momentum to a microring cavity laser.
  • To generate laser beams with well-defined orbital angular momentum (OAM) from a compact device.
  • To explore the tunability and alternative emission characteristics of the proposed laser system.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing spatiotemporal modulation of the refractive index in a microring cavity.
  • Breaking the degeneracy of whispering gallery modes via a traveling wave modulation.
  • Integrating a static structural grating for efficient vertical radiation.
  • Implementing tunable modulation parameters for controlling OAM and emission patterns.

Main Results:

  • Successfully generated laser beams with well-defined orbital angular momentum (OAM).
  • Demonstrated the breaking of mode degeneracy using refractive index modulation.
  • Achieved efficient vertical emission through a peripheral structural grating.
  • Showcased tunability, including emission with zero net OAM and toroidal energy distributions.

Conclusions:

  • A microring cavity laser with spatiotemporal modulation can generate beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM).
  • The proposed scheme offers a compact and tunable source for OAM beams.
  • The system provides versatile light emission properties, including axicon-like beam shaping.