C. Methods for OAM measurements Input hologram lens Gaussian mode non-Gaussian mode Figure C.1: A hologram that records the interference of a lg mode with a Gaussian beam, can be used to detect that particular lg mode. Only if the generating lg mode is incident on the hologram, a Gaussian beam is recovered. If another mode is incident, the hologram will generate non-Gaussian beams. Single mode optical fibers distinguish between Gaussian and non-Gaussian beams. Input beam splitter Dove prism mirror even modes odd modes Figure C.2: <strong>Two</strong> Dove prisms rotated with respect to each other by an angle π/2 induce a relative rotation of π between the two arms of a Mach-Zender interferometer. As a consequence of the rotation, odd and even lg modes leave the interferometer at different outputs after the second beam splitter. Reference [15] introduces this principle as a base of an oam sorter. 72
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