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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Quantum Information Science

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    • Vector modes possess spatially varying polarization, irreducible to simple spatial and polarization states.
    • Conventional vector modes use two orthogonal modes from the same family for spatial encoding.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Introduce a novel class of vector modes by combining Hermite-Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian modes.
    • Investigate the propagation characteristics and polarization behavior of these new modes.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a methodology for constructing hybrid Hermite-Laguerre-Gaussian (HHLG) vector modes.
    • Ensured shape invariance of the HHLG modes during propagation.
    • Analyzed the polarization dependence arising from differing mode orders.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully created and characterized HHLG vector modes, a novel class of optical modes.
    • Demonstrated that these modes are eigenmodes of free-space propagation.
    • Observed polarization dependence on propagation in subsets of HHLG modes due to inter-family mode composition.

    Conclusions:

    • This work presents the first demonstration of vector modes constructed from scalar modes of different families (Hermite-Gaussian and Laguerre-Gaussian).
    • HHLG vector modes offer new possibilities for optical beam shaping and polarization control.