Multitudes of twists

Multiplexing increases the capacity of optical communication, but it is limited by the number of modes and their orbital angular momentum. A robust vortex laser now solves this problem by emitting several beams, all carrying large topological charges.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature physics 2021-06, Vol.17 (6), p.673-674
1. Verfasser:	Ma, Ren-Min
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	639/624 639/925 Angular momentum Atomic Classical and Continuum Physics Complex Systems Condensed Matter Physics Electromagnetism Lasers Magnetic fields Mathematical and Computational Physics Molecular Multiplexing News & Views news-and-views Optical and Plasma Physics Optical communication Optics Physics Physics and Astronomy Symmetry Theoretical Vortices
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Zusammenfassung:	Multiplexing increases the capacity of optical communication, but it is limited by the number of modes and their orbital angular momentum. A robust vortex laser now solves this problem by emitting several beams, all carrying large topological charges.
ISSN:	1745-2473 1745-2481
DOI:	10.1038/s41567-021-01189-0