Property unification of inherent amplitude, phase and polarization within a light beam

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates a method to simultaneously modulate amplitude, phase, and polarization of a single light beam through phase vectorization, enabling real-time, pixel-level control and deepening understanding of light behavior.

Contribution

It introduces a full-property spatial light modulator that unifies amplitude, phase, and polarization control based on phase vectorization and Malus's law.

Findings

Achieved pixel-level, real-time control of all three properties.

Unified the properties through phase vectorization.

Enhanced understanding of light beam modulation.

Abstract

Is it possible to modulate the inherent properties of a single light beam, namely amplitude, phase and polarization, simultaneously, by merely its phase? Here, we solve this scientific problem by unifying all these three properties of a single light beam using phase vectorization and phase version of Malus's law. Full-property spatial light modulator is therefore developed based on the unification of these fundament links, which enables pixel-level polarization, amplitude and phase manipulation of light beams in a real-time dynamic way. This work not only implies that the amplitude, phase and polarization of a single light beam are interconnected, but also offers a solid answer on how to modulate these three natures of a single light beam simultaneously, which will deepen our understanding about the behavior of light beam, and facilitating extensive developments in optics and relate fields.