Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

An InP-based vortex beam emitter with monolithically integrated laser

  • Juan Zhang,
  • Changzheng Sun,
  • Bing Xiong,
  • Jian Wang,
  • Zhibiao Hao,
  • Lai Wang,
  • Yanjun Han,
  • Hongtao Li,
  • Yi Luo,
  • Yi Xiao,
  • Chuanqing Yu,
  • Takuo Tanemura,
  • Yoshiaki Nakano,
  • Shimao Li,
  • Xinlun Cai,
  • Siyuan Yu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05170-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Orbital-angular-momentum (OAM) beams have great potential for multiplexing signals in optical communication, but creating a compact source is challenging. The authors integrate a chip-scale optical vortex emitter and DFB laser into a single monolithic device for direct electrically pumped production of OAM beams.