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Mengwei Cao¹, Zhenwei Xie², Yanan Zhong²

¹Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.

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We developed a lens-less method using dielectric metasurfaces to sort cylindrical vector beams (CVBs). This approach efficiently demultiplexes CVBs, reducing crosstalk for advanced optical communications.

Keywords:

Demultiplexing PB-phase cylindrical vector beams metasurface

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Metamaterials
Optical Communications

Background:

Cylindrical vector beams (CVBs) offer unique polarization properties for optical communications.
Efficient demultiplexing of CVBs is crucial for practical applications.
Existing methods may face limitations in efficiency and crosstalk.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and demonstrate a lens-less approach for efficient cylindrical vector beam sorting.
To reduce crosstalk during the demultiplexing process.
To enable advancements in CVB-based mode multiplexing communications.

Main Methods:

Utilizing dielectric metasurface devices composed of elliptical silicon nanopillars for vector field steering.
Performing mode transformations on left-handed and right-handed polarization components of CVBs.
Employing Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) phase planes in vectorial diffractive elements for beam sorting.

Main Results:

Demonstrated efficient demultiplexing of cylindrical vector beams with high efficiency.
Achieved reduced crosstalk between sorted beams.
Experimentally sorted 11 CVBs using Pancharatnam-Berry phase liquid crystal devices.

Conclusions:

The proposed lens-less metasurface approach offers an efficient and low-crosstalk solution for CVB demultiplexing.
This technology has the potential to benefit future CVB-based mode multiplexing optical communication systems.