Orbital Angular Momentum Coherent State Beams

2024/11/07 by Dilia Aguirre-Olivas, Aguirre-Olivas, D., Gabriel Mellado-Villaseñor +5 · 3 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Optical Wireless Communication Technologies #Optics (physics.optics) #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Space Satellite Systems and Control

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2411.04402

openalex publication_date 2024/11/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We explore a family of paraxial beams constructed by the linear superposition of Laguerre-Gaussian beams, representing an optical analogue to generalized SU(2) Lie group coherent states. A single complex parameter controls a smooth transition between Laguerre-Gaussian and Hermite-Gaussian beams, with intermediate beams that merge characteristics of both families. Our beams exhibit propagation-invariant properties, up to a scaling factor, a highly desirable feature for optical applications, validated via holographic experimental results.

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