Direct generation of radially polarized vector vortex beam with an exciton-polariton laser
Abstract
Vector vortex beams are a class of optical beams with singularities in their space-variant polarization. Vector vortex beam lasers have applications in many areas including imaging and communication, where vertical-cavity lasers emitting Gaussian beams have been most widely used so far. Generation of vector vortex beams from vertical-cavity lasers has required external control or modulation. Here, by utilizing a polarization-selective subwavelength grating as one of the reflectors in a vertical semiconductor microcavity, we design the spin textures of the polariton mode and demonstrate polariton lasing in a single-mode, radially polarized vector vortex beam. Polarization and phase distributions of the emission are characterized by polarization-resolved imaging and interferometry. This method of vector vortex laser beam generation allows low threshold power, stable single-mode operation, scalability, and on-chip integration, all of which are important for applications in imaging and communication.
Citation
Hu , J , Kim , S , Schneider , C , Höfling , S & Deng , H 2020 , ' Direct generation of radially polarized vector vortex beam with an exciton-polariton laser ' , Physical Review Applied , vol. 14 , no. 4 , 044001 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.14.044001
Publication
Physical Review Applied
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2331-7019Type
Journal article
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Funding: J.H., S.K. and H.D. acknowledge financial support from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research under grant FA9550-15-1-0240 and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant DMR 1150593. The Würzburg group gratefully acknowledges support by the state of Bavaria.Collections
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