Scalable optical vortex arrays enabled by the decomposition of Laguerre–Gaussian beams into three Hermite–Gaussian modes and multibeam interference
摘要
Optical vortex arrays (OVAs) are a promising platform for massively parallel photonics, but existing generation methods are limited by low power capacity, restricted scalability, or high complexity. We demonstrate a simple and robust method that overcomes these limitations by combining a reformulation of Hermite–Gaussian to Laguerre–Gaussian mode conversion representation with multibeam interference. Using a compact diffractive optical element (DOE)–spiral phase plate (SPP)–