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Spatial light modulator-based programmable J-plate for the arbitrary spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion of lights

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Many advanced fields in optics now require the conversion of any spin angular momentum to orbital angular momentum. J-plate is an optical retarder element using metasurface that can achieve arbitrary spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion of light. In this paper, two liquid crystal spatial light modulators are employed to simulate the conversion process of the arbitrary programmable J-plate. Experiments have tested the OAM outputs corresponding to different input polarization states. The results are consistent well with expectations.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (11834001) and Graduate Technological Innovation Project of Beijing Institute of Technology (2018CX10020, 2017CX10003).

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  1. School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Heng Zhou, Shiyao Fu, Yanwang Zhai, Ci Yin & Chunqing Gao

  2. Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China

    Shiyao Fu

  3. Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Imaging Technology and System, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing, China

    Heng Zhou, Shiyao Fu, Yanwang Zhai, Ci Yin & Chunqing Gao

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Zhou, H., Fu, S., Zhai, Y. et al. Spatial light modulator-based programmable J-plate for the arbitrary spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion of lights. Appl. Phys. B 125, 42 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-019-7162-7

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