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Non-diffracting reconfigurable orbital angular momentum holography
Optics Express
|June 11, 2026
Summary
We developed a stable orbital angular momentum (OAM) holography method using angular-spectrum engineering. This technique significantly extends the depth of field, enabling high-fidelity image reconstruction over a much larger range for data storage and encryption.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Photonics
- Information Optics
Background:
- Orbital angular momentum (OAM) holography offers high information capacity but suffers from limited depth of field due to diffraction.
- Conventional OAM holography requires precise focusing, restricting applications requiring extended focal ranges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate a propagation-stable OAM holography scheme with an extended depth of field.
- To enable axial selectivity and two-parameter addressing for enhanced optical data storage and encryption.
Main Methods:
- Utilized angular-spectrum engineering with a specially designed annular mask to constrain wavevectors.
- Implemented an axially varying OAM modulation (m(z)) for longitudinal image decoding.
- Demonstrated two-parameter addressing using incident OAM state (lin) and axial segment selection.
Main Results:
- Extended the usable depth of field from 0.8 cm to approximately 40 cm.
- Achieved high-fidelity reconstructions with a structural similarity index measure (SSIM) > 0.94.
- Successfully demonstrated stepwise longitudinal decoding and two-parameter addressing of multiplexed patterns.
Conclusions:
- Established a non-diffracting, reconfigurable OAM holography platform with tunable depth of field and axial selectivity.
- The proposed method has potential applications in optical encryption, displays, and high-capacity data storage.
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