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Orbital Angular Momentum Wave-Particle Duality in a Few-Mode Optical Fiber Platform

Santiago Gómez, Daniel Spegel-Lexne, Joakim Argillander, Hilma Karlsson, Marcin Pawłowski, Pedro R. Dieguez, Alvaro Alarcón, GUILHERME BARRETO XAVIER

Published Jan 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

We demonstrate wave-particle duality of orbital angular momentum (OAM) photonic quantum states in a few-mode optical fiber interferometer with a dynamic tunable beam-splitter, opening new possibilities for fundamental and practical applications using OAM photonic states.
DOI
10.1364/cleo_at.2024.jw2a.134

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