Detection of cylindrical vector beams with chiral plasmonic lens

Chuangye Zhang, Changjun Min, Yuquan Zhang, Yanan Fu, Ling Li, Yulong Wang, Xiaocong Yuan
2022 Chinese Optics Letters (COL)  
The cylindrical vector beam (CVB) has been extensively studied in recent years, but detection of CVBs with on-chip photonic devices is a challenge. Here, we propose and theoretically study a chiral plasmonic lens structure for CVB detection. The structure illuminated by a CVB can generate single plasmonic focus, whose focal position depends on the incident angle and the polarization order of CVB. Thus, the incident CVB can be detected according to the focal position and incident angle and with
more » ... coupling waveguide to avoid the imaging of the whole plasmonic field. It shows great potential in applications including CVB-multiplexing integrated communication systems.
doi:10.3788/col202220.023602 fatcat:yk633xnl3neb3dpwajegnsnacq