Four-wave mixing based orbital angular momentum translation

Abstract

We theoretically study the generation of orbital angular momentum(OAM) based on four-wave mixing (FWM) process in a diamond-type inhomogeneously broadened $^{85}$Rb atomic system. We use density matrix formalism at weak probe limit to explain the origin of vortex translation between different optical fields and generated signal. We show how the singularities which are omnipresent in phase of the input optical vortex beams can be profoundly mapped to atomic coherence in the transverse plane that hold the origin of OAM translation. This translation process works well even for moderately intense control field which enhances medium nonlinearity. Further we have manoeuvred an additional rotation of the phase wavefront in both clockwise and anti-clockwise direction controlled by the single photon detuning. The generation and manipulation of OAM of light beam in nonlinear medium may have important applications in optical tweezers and quantum information processing systems.