Generation and Talbot Effect of Optical Vortex Lattices with High Orbital Angular Momenta

Abstract Optical vortex lattices (OVLs) are gaining increased research attention owing to their unique features related to intensity and phase structure. Interference is a common method for generating an OVL. However, the topological charge (TC) of a single building block in an OVL is fixed and cannot be modulated, thereby limiting its applicability. This study entailed the use of phase multiplication to generate a high‐order OVL to facilitate the arbitrary modulation of its TC. The generated high‐order OVL exhibited the Talbot effect during transmission, and it transformed into a super‐honeycomb lattice at specific fractional Talbot lengths. In addition, an orbital angular momentum developed in the OVL; this has broad application prospects in optical micromanipulation. Further, a method for generating super‐honeycomb lattices is devised. The findings of this study enhances understanding of the Talbot effect and broaden the practical applicability of OVLs.