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  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Manipulation of 3D vector optical fields is crucial for optics research and applications.
  • Current methods are limited to generating fields with few modes.

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  • To propose a novel approach for generating complex 3D vector optical fields with a customizable number of modes.
  • To overcome the limitations of existing methods in controlling multi-mode 3D vector optical fields.

Main Methods:

  • Spin-decoupled spatial partitioning technique is introduced.
  • Asymmetric photonic spin-orbit interactions (PSOIs) are utilized to decouple modes.
  • Region displacement for opposite spin states minimizes mode crosstalk.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated generation of 3D vector optical fields with a customizable number of modes.
  • Successfully suppressed crosstalk among different optical modes.
  • Designed a metasurface to produce longitudinally varying high-order cylindrical vector fields (2nd to 10th order).

Conclusions:

  • The proposed spin-decoupled spatial partitioning approach enables precise control over 3D vector optical fields.
  • This method allows for arbitrary mode combinations, offering significant potential.
  • The technique is promising for applications in biophotonics, quantum optics, and communications.