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Achromatic Petal-Shaped Beam Generation and Information Encoding Based on Perfect Vortex Beam
Yilong Ge1, Yifeng Wei1, Jinqin Cui1
1Key Laboratory of Light Field Manipulation and Information Acquisition, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Optical Information Technology School of Physical Science and Technology Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an China.
Abstract:
Based on the successful generation of petal-shaped beams with controllable topological charges (TCs), sizes, and rotation angles, this work employs a spatially multiplexed all-dielectric TiO2 transmissive array to achieve focused petal-shaped beams at 480 nm, 530 nm, and 630 nm wavelengths, converging to the same focal plane through numerical simulation. We propose a new encoding scheme with different rotation angles and spot numbers, based on the characteristic doughnut-shaped intensity profile with certain TCs and an incremental rotational modulation, thereby enhancing the capacity of information transmission. Leveraging the high spatial multiplexing capability of all-dielectric metasurfaces and the flexible tunability of petal-shaped beams, we present the design and implementation of an achromatic petal-shaped beam platform operating across multiple wavelength bands. These results lay the groundwork for expanding the applications of petal-shaped beams in information processing and optical micromanipulation.
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