Frequency-resolved measurement of the orbital angular momentum spectrum of femtosecond ultra-broadband optical-vortex pulses based on field reconstruction

We propose a high-precision method for measuring the orbital angular momentum (OAM) spectrum of ultra-broadband optical-vortex (OV) pulses from fork-like interferograms between OV pulses and a reference plane-wave pulse. It is based on spatial reconstruction of the electric fields of the pulses to b...

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Published in:New journal of physics 2014-05, Vol.16 (5), p.53020
Main Authors: Yamane, Keisaku, Yang, Zhili, Toda, Yasunori, Morita, Ryuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Angular momentum
Broadband
Electric fields
optical vortex
orbital angular momentum spectrum
Physics
Reconstruction
Spectra
Topology
ultra-broadband pulse
ultrashort pulse
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Summary:We propose a high-precision method for measuring the orbital angular momentum (OAM) spectrum of ultra-broadband optical-vortex (OV) pulses from fork-like interferograms between OV pulses and a reference plane-wave pulse. It is based on spatial reconstruction of the electric fields of the pulses to be measured from the frequency-resolved interference pattern. Our method is demonstrated experimentally by obtaining the OAM spectra for different spectral components of the OV pulses, enabling us to characterize the frequency dispersion of the topological charge of the OAM spectrum by a simple experimental setup. Retrieval is carried out in quasi-real time, allowing us to investigate OAM spectra dynamically. Furthermore, we determine the relative phases (including the sign) of the topological-charge-resolved electric-field amplitudes, which are significant for evaluating OVs or OV pulses with arbitrarily superposed modes.
ISSN:1367-2630
1367-2630
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/16/5/053020