Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light

Intra-system entanglement occurs between non-separable modes within the same system. For optical systems, the various degrees of freedom of light represent different modes, and the potential use of light to create higher dimensional classical entangle states offers a promising potential to drive new...

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Main Authors: Huang Hsiao-Chih, Mu Kefu, Leung Hui Min, Liao Chen-Ting
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-02-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0764
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Mu Kefu
Leung Hui Min
Liao Chen-Ting
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description Intra-system entanglement occurs between non-separable modes within the same system. For optical systems, the various degrees of freedom of light represent different modes, and the potential use of light to create higher dimensional classical entangle states offers a promising potential to drive new technological developments. In this work, we present experimental results demonstrating the orthogonality between transverse orbital angular momentum (t-OAM) of different spatiotemporal topological charges, a previously unverified property of t-OAM. Based on those results, we developed methods to create and characterize a novel family of t-OAM and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light. We further provide theoretical analysis to support our study of the entanglement between those modes. By demonstrating the feasibility of leveraging t-OAM as a new family of modes for classical entanglement, our work represents a new advancement towards higher dimensional classical entanglement strategies.
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spelling doaj-art-a48061480c1246868c231ae7bab2fe542025-08-20T01:54:18ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-02-0114686387110.1515/nanoph-2024-0764Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured lightHuang Hsiao-Chih0Mu Kefu1Leung Hui Min2Liao Chen-Ting3Department of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN47405, USADepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN47408, USADepartment of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN47408, USADepartment of Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN47405, USAIntra-system entanglement occurs between non-separable modes within the same system. For optical systems, the various degrees of freedom of light represent different modes, and the potential use of light to create higher dimensional classical entangle states offers a promising potential to drive new technological developments. In this work, we present experimental results demonstrating the orthogonality between transverse orbital angular momentum (t-OAM) of different spatiotemporal topological charges, a previously unverified property of t-OAM. Based on those results, we developed methods to create and characterize a novel family of t-OAM and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light. We further provide theoretical analysis to support our study of the entanglement between those modes. By demonstrating the feasibility of leveraging t-OAM as a new family of modes for classical entanglement, our work represents a new advancement towards higher dimensional classical entanglement strategies.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0764spatiotemporal structured lighttransverse orbital angular momentummode entanglementclassical entanglement
spellingShingle Huang Hsiao-Chih
Mu Kefu
Leung Hui Min
Liao Chen-Ting
Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
Nanophotonics
spatiotemporal structured light
transverse orbital angular momentum
mode entanglement
classical entanglement
title Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
title_full Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
title_fullStr Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
title_full_unstemmed Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
title_short Transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
title_sort transverse orbital angular momentum and polarization entangled spatiotemporal structured light
topic spatiotemporal structured light
transverse orbital angular momentum
mode entanglement
classical entanglement
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0764
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