通过旋转轨道相互作用在分数轨道角动量束中的旋转角动量调制
Xusheng Chen1, Fanfei Meng2, Kang Du3
1Nanophotonics Research Centre, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
Nanophotonics (Berlin, Germany)
|December 17, 2025
概括
分数轨道角动量 (FOAM) 束通过将拓电荷扩展到整数之外,使自旋角动量 (SAM) 的连续控制成为可能. 旋转轨道相互作用操纵的这一突破为结构光应用开辟了新的途径.
科学领域:
- * 量子光学和光子学.
- * 结构化的光场生成和操纵.
背景情况:
- * 旋转角动量 (SAM) 和轨道角动量 (OAM) 在近轴场中是独立的,但通过旋转轨道相互作用 (SOI) 在受限场中是合的.
- * 具有整数拓电荷 (TC) 的传统OAM光束导致离散的SAM状态,阻碍了连续的SAM控制.
- *SOI允许创建具有拓特征的结构光,如光学 skyrmions.
研究的目的:
- * 探索分数轨道角动量 (FOAM) 束,以实现对SAM的连续和精确控制.
- * 为了建立FOAM的分数有效TC和SAM矢量方向分布之间的直接数学关系.
- *通过实验验证理论预测,并展示FOAM TCs的新型反向检测方法.
主要方法:
- * 理论推导FOAM分数有效TC和SAM矢量方向之间的关系.
- * 实验验证使用定制的近场测绘系统来测绘SAM分布.
- * 开发一种反向检测方法来测量FOAM分数有效TCs.
主要成果:
- * 证明了FOAM分数有效TC和SAM矢量方向之间的直接数学联系.
- *实验地绘制了由FOAM光束调节的不同的SAM分布.
- * 在使用反向检测方法测量FOAM分数有效TC时获得了高精度 (10−5理论,10−2实验).
结论:
- *FOAM光束为SAM的连续和精确控制提供了一条途径,克服了离散TC的局限性.
- *这项研究增强了对光物质相互作用中的SOI机制的基本理解.
- *潜在的应用包括先进的光场操纵,光通信和新型光子设备.
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