Abstract
We presented a method to actualize the optical vortex generation with wavelength tunability via an acoustically-induced fiber grating (AIFG) driven by a radio frequency source. The circular polarization fundamental mode could be converted to the first-order optical vortex through the AIFG, and its topological charges were verified by the spiral pattern of coaxial interference between the first-order optical vortex and a Gaussian-reference beam. A spectral tuning range from 1540 nm to 1560 nm was demonstrated with a wavelength tunability slope of 4.65 nm/kHz. The mode conversion efficiency was 95% within the whole tuning spectral range.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19278-19285 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Aug 2016 |