Optical vortex lattices (OVLs) with diverse modes show potential for a wide range of applications, such as high-capacity optical communications, optical tweezers, and optical measurements. However, vortices in typical regulated OVLs often exhibit irr...
In this paper, the optimization of perfect optical vortex (POV) parameter for underwater wireless optical communication link under M-QAM by average bit-error rate (ABER) and the effect of seawtaer turbulence on link information capacity are investiga...
Holographic data storage (HDS) has emerged as a promising technology for high-capacity data storage. In this study, we propose a novel approach to enhance the storage density in HDS through a multiplexing perfect optical vortex (POV) hologram. By uti...
In this paper, we consider the comparative formation of perfect optical vortices in the non-paraxial mode using various optical elements: non-paraxial and parabolic toroidal vortex lenses, as well as a vortex axicon in combination with a parabolic le...
As extensions of circular symmetric vortex beams, elliptical vortex beams with more diverse field forms are worthy of attention. In this paper, we investigate the mode propagation characteristics of an elliptical perfect optical vortex (EPOV) beam in...
Perfect vortex beams (PVBs) possess the advantage of a stable light field distribution regardless of their topological charges, and thus they are extensively utilized in various applications, such as free-space optical communication, optical tweezers...
Transformation of a Bessel beam by a lens results in the formation of a “perfect” vortex beam (PVB) in the focal plane of the lens. The PVB has a single-ring cross-section and carries an orbital angular momentum (OAM) equal to the OAM of...
Vortex beams (VBs) generated by plasmonic metasurfaces hold great potential in the field of information transmission due to their unique helical phase wavefronts and infinite eigenstates. However, achieving perfect multiplexing and superposition of V...
Double-ring perfect vortex beams (DR–PVBs) have attracted increasing attention due to their unique characteristics of carrying independent information channels and exhibiting higher security and stability during propagation. In this study, we t...
Vortex beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) have gained much interest in optical communications because they can be used to expand the number of multiplexing channels and greatly improve the transmission capacity. However, the number of stat...
Featuring shorter wavelengths and high photon energy, ultraviolet (UV) light enables many exciting applications including photolithography, sensing, high-resolution imaging, and optical communication. The conventional methods of UV light manipulation...
A generalized contour-sum method has been proposed to measure the topological charge (TC) of an optical vortex (OV) beam using a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor (SH-WFS). Moreover, a recent study extended it to be workable for measuring an aber...