Generation of multiply charged optical vortices and spatiotemporal helical beams using cascaded four-wave mixing

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Abstract

In this work, we suggest a method for simultaneous manipulation by the frequency and angular harmonics of light opening new opportunities for spatio-temporal shaping of optical waves. Amongst others, we demonstrate the effect of cascaded vortex generation, describe the counter-intuitive process of strong spatial compression induced by self-defocusing nonlinearity and generation of spatio-temporal helical beams in the soliton and non-soliton regimes. Our approach is based on the observation that the four-wave mixing (FWM) process in nonlinear materials imposes a selection rules not only on the frequency spacing between the interacting waves but also on their orbital angular momentum also called topological charge. The strong coupling between the temporal and spatial degrees of freedom is induced in such a process.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781424409303
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
EventInternational Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2007 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 17 Jun 200717 Jun 2007

Publication series

NameThe European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
PublisherIEEE

Conference

ConferenceInternational Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2007
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period17/06/0717/06/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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