Demonstrating a modal approach to paraxial light propagation for photonics education

Chané Moodley; Hend Sroor; Valeria Rodríguez-Fajardo; Qiwen Zhan; Andrew Forbes

doi:10.1364/ETOP.2021.W2A.6

Abstract

Propagation using numerical approaches is a textbook standard, yet suffers from lack of physical insight. We outline a novel modal approach to propagation, demon- strating the ease and physical insight necessary for teaching and to facilitate understanding in photonics courses.

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J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]
A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]
C. Rosales-Guzmán and A. Forbes How to shape light with spatial light modulators. SPIE Press, 2017
H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

2020 (1)

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

2016 (1)

A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]

Cox, M. A.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

Dudley, A.

A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]

Forbes, A.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]

C. Rosales-Guzmán and A. Forbes How to shape light with spatial light modulators. SPIE Press, 2017

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

McLaren, M.

A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]

Moodley, C.

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

Nape, I.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

Pinnell, J.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

Rodriguez-Fajardo, V.

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

Rodríguez-Fajardo, V.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

Rosales-Guzmán, C.

C. Rosales-Guzmán and A. Forbes How to shape light with spatial light modulators. SPIE Press, 2017

Sephton, B.

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

Sroor, H.

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

Zhan, Q.

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

Advances in Optics and Photonics (1)

A. Forbes, A. Dudley, and M. McLaren, “Creation and detection of optical modes with spatial light modulators,” Advances in Optics and Photonics, vol. 8, pp. 200–227, 2016
[Crossref]

JOSA A (1)

J. Pinnell, I. Nape, B. Sephton, M. A. Cox, V. Rodríguez-Fajardo, and A. Forbes, “Modal analysis of structured light with spatial light modulators: a practical tutorial,” JOSA A, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. C146–C160, 2020
[Crossref]

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C. Rosales-Guzmán and A. Forbes How to shape light with spatial light modulators. SPIE Press, 2017

H. Sroor, C. Moodley, V. Rodrıguez-Fajardo, Q. Zhan, and A. Forbes, “A modal description of paraxial structured light propagation,” arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.01313, 2021 [Submitted]

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Cox, M. A.

Dudley, A.

Forbes, A.

McLaren, M.

Moodley, C.

Nape, I.

Pinnell, J.

Rodriguez-Fajardo, V.

Rodríguez-Fajardo, V.

Rosales-Guzmán, C.

Sephton, B.

Sroor, H.

Zhan, Q.

Advances in Optics and Photonics (1)

JOSA A (1)

Other (2)

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