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Optically controlling the emission chirality of microlasers

  • N. Carlon Zambon
  • , P. St-Jean
  • , M. Milićević
  • , A. Lemaître
  • , L. Le Gratiet
  • , A. Harouri
  • , I. Sagnes
  • , O. Bleu
  • , D. D. Solnyshkov
  • , G. Malpuech
  • , S. Ravets
  • , A. Amo
  • , J. Bloch

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Abstract

The orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light, emerging in helical light beams, is an unbounded degree of freedom that appears very advantageous for applications ranging from optical manipulation [1] to classical and quantum information multiplexing [2-4]. In this context, coherent sources of light carrying OAM are extremely appealing. Right now, one of the main limitations of integrated lasers generating OAM is their lack of versatility, as they rely on engineering chiral resonators [5], thus imposing a unique, non-tailorable chirality of the emission, i.e. clockwise (+|L|) or counter-clockwise (-|L|). Here, we propose and demonstrate, using a fully integrated device, a novel scheme where the chirality of a lasing mode carrying OAM can be optically controlled.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO_Europe_2019
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781728104690
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventThe European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO_Europe_2019 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 23 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F140-CLEO_Europe 2019
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceThe European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO_Europe_2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period23/06/1927/06/19

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