Compact, robust, and high-efficiency generator of vector optical fields

Opt Lett. 2019 May 1;44(9):2382-2385. doi: 10.1364/OL.44.002382.

Abstract

We design and realize a generator that can convert an orbital angular momentum (OAM) state into a vector polarization state. The generator is integrated by several commonly used optical elements and easy to make or glued. Compared with traditional interferometric ways for generating the vector optical fields, this integrated generator has compact and robust advantages and especially a high-efficiency of 87%.