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Nature Research, Nature Communications, 1(15), 2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49819-4

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Spatiotemporal optical vortices with controllable radial and azimuthal quantum numbers

Journal article published in 2024 by Xin Liu ORCID, Qian Cao ORCID, Nianjia Zhang, Andy Chong, Yangjian Cai ORCID, Qiwen Zhan ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

AbstractOptical spatiotemporal vortices with transverse photon orbital angular momentum (OAM) have recently become a focal point of research. In this work we theoretically and experimentally investigate optical spatiotemporal vortices with radial and azimuthal quantum numbers, known as spatiotemporal Laguerre-Gaussian (STLG) wavepackets. These 3D wavepackets exhibit phase singularities and cylinder-shaped edge dislocations, resulting in a multi-ring topology in its spatiotemporal profile. Unlike conventional ST optical vortices, STLG wavepackets with non-zero ${{{{{\boldsymbol{p}}}}}}$ p and ${{{{{\boldsymbol{l}}}}}}$ l values carry a composite transverse OAM consisting of two directionally opposite components. We further demonstrate mode conversion between an STLG wavepacket and an ST Hermite-Gaussian (STHG) wavepacket through the application of strong spatiotemporal astigmatism. The converted STHG wavepacket is de-coupled in intensity in space-time domain that can be utilized to implement the efficient and accurate recognition of ultrafast STLG wavepackets carried various ${{{{{\boldsymbol{p}}}}}}$ p and ${{{{{\boldsymbol{l}}}}}}.$ l . This study may offer new insights into high-dimensional quantum information, photonic topology, and nonlinear optics, while promising potential applications in other wave phenomena such as acoustics and electron waves.