Inversion of a guided optical vortex
DATE:
2006-12-18
UNIVERSAL IDENTIFIER: http://hdl.handle.net/11093/3356
EDITED VERSION: https://www.jeos.org/index.php/jeos_rp/article/view/06031
DOCUMENT TYPE: article
ABSTRACT
We demonstrate, both theoretically and experimentally, the inversion of the topological charge of a vortex that propagates through an optical fiber. In our experiment, we couple the vortex to a two-mode fiber and we control the charge inversion by deformation of the optical fiber.