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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Light-Matter Interactions

    Background:

    • Shaping optical orbital angular momentum (OAM) in the spectral domain enables advanced light management.
    • Current techniques for spectral OAM control are limited in flexibility and scope.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To implement a tunable hyperspectral management of OAM for polychromatic light fields.
    • To overcome limitations of existing spectral OAM manipulation methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Exploiting the dispersive properties of geometric phase optical elements.
    • Operating in a high anisotropic optical retardance regime.
    • Utilizing an electrically controllable liquid crystal structured wave plate.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a proof of principle for tunable hyperspectral OAM control.
    • Successfully managed OAM of a polychromatic light field in the visible spectrum.
    • Showcased the effectiveness of the proposed method with a supercontinuum laser.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed method offers enhanced flexibility for spectral OAM management.
    • This technique opens new avenues for applications in optical communications and microscopy.
    • Electrically controllable liquid crystal wave plates are effective for hyperspectral OAM control.