TY - JOUR
T1 - Photonic integrated devices for exploiting the orbital angular momentum of light in optical communications
AU - Cai, Xinlun
AU - Strain, Michael
AU - Yu, Siyuan
AU - Sorel, Marc
PY - 2016/9/30
Y1 - 2016/9/30
N2 - Emerging applications based on optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) will likely require photonic integrated devices and circuits for miniaturization, improved performance and enhanced functionality. This paper reviews the state-of-the art in the field of OAM of light, reports recent developments in silicon integrated OAM emitters, and discusses the applications potentials and challenges in silicon integrated OAM devices which can be used in future OAM based optical communications systems.
AB - Emerging applications based on optical beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM) will likely require photonic integrated devices and circuits for miniaturization, improved performance and enhanced functionality. This paper reviews the state-of-the art in the field of OAM of light, reports recent developments in silicon integrated OAM emitters, and discusses the applications potentials and challenges in silicon integrated OAM devices which can be used in future OAM based optical communications systems.
KW - optical communications
KW - photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
KW - silicon photonics
KW - whispering gallery modes (WGMs)
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84989316729
U2 - 10.1007/s12200-016-0572-9
DO - 10.1007/s12200-016-0572-9
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84989316729
SN - 2095-2759
VL - 9
SP - 518
EP - 525
JO - Frontiers of Optoelectronics
JF - Frontiers of Optoelectronics
IS - 3
ER -