• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 23, 2300004 (2022)
Wenri Qian** and Yongmei Zhang*
Author Affiliations
  • College of Physics, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, Jiangsu, China
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    Wenri Qian, Yongmei Zhang. Research Progress of Detecting Orbital Angular Momentum States of Photons Through Metasurfaces[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(23): 2300004 Copy Citation Text show less
    Principle of multiple OAM-beam detection through single metasurface. (a) Detection principle; (b) far-field focus pattern obtained by simulation[70]
    Fig. 1. Principle of multiple OAM-beam detection through single metasurface. (a) Detection principle; (b) far-field focus pattern obtained by simulation[70]
    Working principle of metasurfaces. (a) Working principle; (b)-(f) intensity distribution on the focal plane when topological charges are 0, 1, -1, 2, and -2, respectively[71]
    Fig. 2. Working principle of metasurfaces. (a) Working principle; (b)-(f) intensity distribution on the focal plane when topological charges are 0, 1, -1, 2, and -2, respectively[71]
    Diffracted beam. (a) Diffracted beams with different topological charges; (b)-(g) interference patterns with 1, -1, 2, -2, 3 and -3 topological charges, respectively[72]
    Fig. 3. Diffracted beam. (a) Diffracted beams with different topological charges; (b)-(g) interference patterns with 1, -1, 2, -2, 3 and -3 topological charges, respectively[72]
    Schematic diagram of the spin decoupling metasurface[73]
    Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the spin decoupling metasurface[73]
    Structure of v-type gold plasmonic metasurface. (a) Schematic diagram of metasurface self-interference; (b) schematic diagram of metasurface design[75]
    Fig. 5. Structure of v-type gold plasmonic metasurface. (a) Schematic diagram of metasurface self-interference; (b) schematic diagram of metasurface design[75]
    Simulation results of the plasmonic metasurface. (a) Interferograms generated by beams with different OAM; (b) relationship between internal point spacing and topological charge at different z values; (c) relationship between internal point spacing and topological charge at different R0[75]
    Fig. 6. Simulation results of the plasmonic metasurface. (a) Interferograms generated by beams with different OAM; (b) relationship between internal point spacing and topological charge at different z values; (c) relationship between internal point spacing and topological charge at different R0[75]
    Structure of an aluminum metasurface. (a) Unit cell of nanoslit antenna; (b) homogeneous nanoslit array [77]
    Fig. 7. Structure of an aluminum metasurface. (a) Unit cell of nanoslit antenna; (b) homogeneous nanoslit array [77]
    Structure of ultrathin metasurfaces. (a) Spatial arrangement of nanoantennas on the metasurface; (b) SEM image of the metasurface; (c) SEM image of a single L-shaped nanoantenna[78]
    Fig. 8. Structure of ultrathin metasurfaces. (a) Spatial arrangement of nanoantennas on the metasurface; (b) SEM image of the metasurface; (c) SEM image of a single L-shaped nanoantenna[78]
    Experimental results. (a) Experimental procedure; (b) intensity cross section of transmitted light; (c) interference pattern of output beam of left circularly polarized light and spherical wave; (d) interference pattern of output beam of right circularly polarized light and spherical wave[78]
    Fig. 9. Experimental results. (a) Experimental procedure; (b) intensity cross section of transmitted light; (c) interference pattern of output beam of left circularly polarized light and spherical wave; (d) interference pattern of output beam of right circularly polarized light and spherical wave[78]
    Bifunctional reflective metasurface based on helicity. (a) LCP incidence; (b) RCP incidence[79]
    Fig. 10. Bifunctional reflective metasurface based on helicity. (a) LCP incidence; (b) RCP incidence[79]
    Wenri Qian, Yongmei Zhang. Research Progress of Detecting Orbital Angular Momentum States of Photons Through Metasurfaces[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(23): 2300004
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