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TY - JOUR
T1 - Tunable Liquid Crystal Twisted‐Planar Fresnel Lens for Vortex Topology Determination
AU - Melnikova, Elena
AU - Pantsialeyeva, Yekatsiaryna
AU - Gorbach, Dmitry
AU - Tolstik, Alexei
AU - Karabchevsky, Alina
PY - 2025/2/19
Y1 - 2025/2/19
N2 - The development of straightforward and effective methods to determine the topological charge of phase singular beams is crucial for broadening the applications of optical vortices. Here, a straightforward and elegant method for determining the topological charge of an optical vortex using an innovative switchable achromatic nematic liquid crystal Fresnel lens is proposed. The approach allows for the unambiguous determination of both the absolute value and the sign of the topological charge of a singular beam across a wide range of the visible spectrum, as demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically. The research outcomes are promising for applications in optical information transmission systems, cryptography, and quantum computing.
AB - The development of straightforward and effective methods to determine the topological charge of phase singular beams is crucial for broadening the applications of optical vortices. Here, a straightforward and elegant method for determining the topological charge of an optical vortex using an innovative switchable achromatic nematic liquid crystal Fresnel lens is proposed. The approach allows for the unambiguous determination of both the absolute value and the sign of the topological charge of a singular beam across a wide range of the visible spectrum, as demonstrated both experimentally and theoretically. The research outcomes are promising for applications in optical information transmission systems, cryptography, and quantum computing.
KW - nematic liquid crystal
KW - electrically controlled Fresnel lens
KW - optical vortex
KW - photoorientation
KW - topological charge
U2 - 10.1002/lpor.202401006
DO - 10.1002/lpor.202401006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 19
JO - Laser and Photonics Reviews
JF - Laser and Photonics Reviews
SN - 1863-8880
IS - 4
M1 - 2401006
ER -