Azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams for the control of arbitrary phase and polarization ring patterns

Andrea Vogliardi; Gianluca Ruffato; Daniele Bonaldo; Simone Dal Zilio; Filippo Romanato

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01859-1

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Azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams for the control of arbitrary phase and polarization ring patterns

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- Azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams for the control of arbitrary phase and polarization ring patterns
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 7, Pages: 1911-1922(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Physics and Astronomy 'G. Galilei', University of Padova, Padova, Italy
  2.Padua Quantum Technology Research Center 'QTech', University of Padova, Padova, Italy
  3.Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
  4.Istituto Officina dei Materiali, CNR, Trieste, Italy
- Author bio：
  
  Andrea Vogliardi (andrea.vogliardi@phd.unipd.it)
  Gianluca Ruffato (gianluca.ruffato@unipd.it)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-01859-1
  CLC：
- Received：18 December 2024，
  
  Revised：25 March 2025，
  
  Accepted：02 April 2025，
  
  Published Online：06 May 2025，
  
  Published：31 July 2025
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Vogliardi, A. et al. Azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams for the control of arbitrary phase and polarization ring patterns. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 1911-1922 (2025).
DOI：

Vogliardi, A. et al. Azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams for the control of arbitrary phase and polarization ring patterns. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 1911-1922 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-01859-1.

摘要

Abstract

Perfect vortices

recognized for their distinct ring profile that remains independent of the topological charge

present significant challenges in generation due to the precise control needed over both phase and polarization. In this work

we introduce and validate a new approach for generating these beams

allowing the selection of different azimuthally-variant phase gradients and vector states

thereby enabling full control over the phase and polarization patterns of perfect vortices. Using dual-functional silicon metaoptics

we achieve the compact generation of a novel class of perfect vortices

termed azimuthally-variant perfect vector beams. The optical characterization of the generated beams

performed through a filtering method

confirms their intrinsic azimuthally-variant vectorial nature. These beams exhibit unique properties that promise valuable applications in optical tweezing

the manipulation of low-refractive-index particles

the trapping of cold atoms

and high-capacity communications.

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