1
|
Qi N, Veetil SP, Wu L, Liu C, Zhu J. Analytical solution for single-pixel ptychography through linear modeling. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:21358-21373. [PMID: 38859491 DOI: 10.1364/oe.520769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
Abstract
Amplitude-modulated single-pixel ptychography (SPP) enables non-interferometric complex-field imaging of objects. However, the conventional iterative and nondeterministic reconstruction methods, based on the ptychography algorithm, pose challenges in fully understanding the role of critical optical parameters. In response, this paper introduces an innovative analytical approach that establishes a theoretical foundation for the uniqueness of SPP reconstruction results. The proposed method conceptualizes SPP as a system of linear equations in the frequency domain, involving both object and modulated illumination. Solving this equation system reveals a determined solution for the complex object, providing an alternative to iterative and nondeterministic techniques. Through a series of simulations, this approach not only validates the uniqueness of SPP reconstruction, but also explores key properties influencing accuracy.
Collapse
|
2
|
Borrelli S, de Raadt TCH, van der Geer SB, Mutsaers PHA, van Leeuwen KAH, Luiten OJ. Direct Observation of Sub-Poissonian Temporal Statistics in a Continuous Free-Electron Beam with Subpicosecond Resolution. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:115001. [PMID: 38563914 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.115001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
We present a novel method to measure the arrival time statistics of continuous electron beams with subpicosecond resolution, based on the combination of an rf deflection cavity and fast single electron imaging. We observe Poissonian statistics within time bins from 100 to 2 ns and increasingly pronounced sub-Poissonian statistics as the time bin decreases from 2 ps to 340 fs. This 2D streak camera, in principle, enables femtosecond-level arrival time measurements, paving the way to observing Pauli blocking effects in electron beams and thus serving as an essential diagnostic tool toward degenerate electron beam sources for free-electron quantum optics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- S Borrelli
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| | - T C H de Raadt
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| | - S B van der Geer
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| | - P H A Mutsaers
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| | - K A H van Leeuwen
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| | - O J Luiten
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Groene Loper 19, 5612 AP, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Katariya V, Bhusal N, You C. Experimental Guesswork with Quantum Side Information Using Twisted Light. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:6570. [PMID: 37514864 PMCID: PMC10383366 DOI: 10.3390/s23146570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
Guesswork is an information-theoretic quantity which can be seen as an alternate security criterion to entropy. Recent work has established the theoretical framework for guesswork in the presence of quantum side information, which we extend both theoretically and experimentally. We consider guesswork when the side information consists of the BB84 states and their higher-dimensional generalizations. With this side information, we compute the guesswork for two different scenarios for each dimension. We then performed a proof-of-principle experiment using Laguerre-Gauss modes to experimentally compute the guesswork for higher-dimensional generalizations of the BB84 states. We find that our experimental results agree closely with our theoretical predictions. This work shows that guesswork can be a viable security criterion in cryptographic tasks and is experimentally accessible in a number of optical setups.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Vishal Katariya
- Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Center for Computation & Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
| | - Narayan Bhusal
- Quantum Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
| | - Chenglong You
- Quantum Photonics Laboratory, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Abstract
The topological properties of an object, associated with an integer called the topological invariant, are global features that cannot change continuously but only through abrupt variations, hence granting them intrinsic robustness. Engineered metamaterials (MMs) can be tailored to support highly nontrivial topological properties of their band structure, relative to their electronic, electromagnetic, acoustic and mechanical response, representing one of the major breakthroughs in physics over the past decade. Here, we review the foundations and the latest advances of topological photonic and phononic MMs, whose nontrivial wave interactions have become of great interest to a broad range of science disciplines, such as classical and quantum chemistry. We first introduce the basic concepts, including the notion of topological charge and geometric phase. We then discuss the topology of natural electronic materials, before reviewing their photonic/phononic topological MM analogues, including 2D topological MMs with and without time-reversal symmetry, Floquet topological insulators, 3D, higher-order, non-Hermitian and nonlinear topological MMs. We also discuss the topological aspects of scattering anomalies, chemical reactions and polaritons. This work aims at connecting the recent advances of topological concepts throughout a broad range of scientific areas and it highlights opportunities offered by topological MMs for the chemistry community and beyond.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiang Ni
- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
| | - Simon Yves
- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
| | - Alex Krasnok
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, USA
| | - Andrea Alù
- Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Department of Electrical Engineering, City College, The City University of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
- Physics Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016, United States
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Zhou D, Zhang L, Zhang H, Zhang G. Ghost images with controllable visibility and spatial resolution. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:14659-14672. [PMID: 37157325 DOI: 10.1364/oe.487960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
We designed a kind of speckle field with controllable visibility and speckle grain size through a modified Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm based on Fresnel diffraction. Ghost images with independently controllable visibility and spatial resolution were demonstrated based on the designed speckle fields, which could be of much higher visibility and spatial resolution than those with pseudothermal light. In addition, speckle fields capable of reconstructing ghost images simultaneously on multiple different planes were customized. These results could be of potential applications on optical encryption and optical tomography.
Collapse
|
6
|
Lu X, Wang M, Zhou F, Heuck M, Zhu W, Aksyuk VA, Englund DR, Srinivasan K. Highly-twisted states of light from a high quality factor photonic crystal ring. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1119. [PMID: 36849526 PMCID: PMC9971168 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36589-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Twisted light with orbital angular momentum (OAM) has been extensively studied for applications in quantum and classical communications, microscopy, and optical micromanipulation. Ejecting high angular momentum states of a whispering gallery mode (WGM) microresonator through a grating-assisted mechanism provides a scalable, chip-integrated solution for OAM generation. However, demonstrated OAM microresonators have exhibited a much lower quality factor (Q) than conventional WGM resonators (by >100×), and an understanding of the limits on Q has been lacking. This is crucial given the importance of Q in enhancing light-matter interactions. Moreover, though high-OAM states are often desirable, the limits on what is achievable in a microresonator are not well understood. Here, we provide insight on these two questions, through understanding OAM from the perspective of mode coupling in a photonic crystal ring and linking it to coherent backscattering between counter-propagating WGMs. In addition to demonstrating high-Q (105 to 106), a high estimated upper bound on OAM ejection efficiency (up to 90%), and high-OAM number (up to l = 60), our empirical model is supported by experiments and provides a quantitative explanation for the behavior of Q and the upper bound of OAM ejection efficiency with l. The state-of-the-art performance and understanding of microresonator OAM generation opens opportunities for OAM applications using chip-integrated technologies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiyuan Lu
- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA. .,Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
| | - Mingkang Wang
- grid.94225.38000000012158463XMicrosystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA ,grid.164295.d0000 0001 0941 7177Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
| | - Feng Zhou
- grid.94225.38000000012158463XMicrosystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA ,grid.94225.38000000012158463XJoint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
| | - Mikkel Heuck
- grid.5170.30000 0001 2181 8870Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, 2800 Kgs. Denmark
| | - Wenqi Zhu
- grid.94225.38000000012158463XMicrosystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
| | - Vladimir A. Aksyuk
- grid.94225.38000000012158463XMicrosystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
| | - Dirk R. Englund
- grid.116068.80000 0001 2341 2786Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
| | - Kartik Srinivasan
- Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA. .,Joint Quantum Institute, NIST/University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Photon-counting statistics-based support vector machine with multi-mode photon illumination for quantum imaging. Sci Rep 2022; 12:16594. [PMID: 36198730 PMCID: PMC9534992 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20501-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We propose a photon-counting-statistics-based imaging process for quantum imaging where background photon noise can be distinguished and eliminated by photon mode estimation from the multi-mode Bose–Einstein distribution. Photon-counting statistics show multi-mode behavior in a practical, low-cost single-photon-level quantum imaging system with a short coherence time and a long measurement time interval. Different mode numbers in photon-counting probability distributions from single-photon illumination and background photon noise can be classified by a machine learning technique such as a support vector machine (SVM). The proposed photon-counting statistics-based support vector machine (PSSVM) learns the difference in the photon-counting distribution of each pixel to distinguish between photons from the source and the background photon noise to improve the image quality. We demonstrated quantum imaging of a binary-image object with photon illumination from a spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) source. The experiment results show that the PSSVM applied quantum image improves a peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) gain of 2.89dB and a structural similarity index measure (SSIM) gain of 27.7% compared to the conventional direct single-photon imaging.
Collapse
|
8
|
Dai K, Miller JK, Free J, Lemon M, Dalgleish F, Johnson EG. Remote sensing using a spatially and temporally controlled asymmetric perfect vortex basis generated with a 2D HOBBIT. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:34765-34775. [PMID: 36242481 DOI: 10.1364/oe.469328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is a potential tool for remote sensing applications since amplitude/phase distributions can be decomposed into an OAM basis for analysis. We demonstrate the generation of a spatially asymmetric perfect vortex (APV) basis based on a pulsed 2D HOBBIT (Higher Order Bessel Beams Integrated in Time) system using two acousto-optic deflectors and optical coordinate transformation optics. Results are demonstrated for numerous radii and OAM charges as high as 20, with switching speeds greater than 400 kHz. The spatial APV basis is used to design different types of pulse trains for amplitude object pattern recognition and phase object wavefront sensing. Experimental results of sensing are provided for an amplitude object and a phase object to demonstrate the feasibility of the spatial APV on remote sensing tasks.
Collapse
|
9
|
Szatkowski M, Burnecka E, Dyła H, Masajada J. Optical vortex tracking algorithm based on the Laguerre-Gaussian transform. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:17451-17464. [PMID: 36221568 DOI: 10.1364/oe.455502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Optical vortices are stable phase singularities, revealing a zero-point in the intensity distribution. The localization of this singular point is of significant importance for any application that relies on vortices and their behavior. However, there is still a need for an adaptable, fast, and precise method of singular point localization. Here we show, that the Laguerre-Gaussian transform method can meet those criteria. We compared the performance of this method with two other tracking methods (phase retrieval and weighted centroid) in various conditions. We found out that not only Laguerre-Gaussian transform offers high accuracy, but also does not lose its advantages in the low-contrast regime. The versatility of this algorithm is examined in the optical vortex aberrometry, where we sense two artificially introduced aberrations.
Collapse
|
10
|
Liu SK, Li YH, Liu SL, Zhou ZY, Li Y, Yang C, Guo GC, Shi BS. Real-time quantum edge enhanced imaging. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:35415-35426. [PMID: 33379656 DOI: 10.1364/oe.395910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
With the development of optical information processing technology, image edge enhancement technology has rapidly received extensive attention, especially in the field of quantum imaging. However, quantum edge enhanced imaging faces challenges in terms of time-consuming acquisition processes and the complexity of the devices used, which limits practical applications in real-time usage scenarios. Here we introduce and experimentally demonstrate a real-time (0.5 Hz) quantum edge enhanced imaging method that combines the spiral phase contrast technique with heralded single-photon imaging. The edge enhancement results show high quality and background free from raw data. Compared with direct imaging, our configuration can improve the signal-to-noise ratio significantly using the tight time correlations between photon pairs. The method also offers competitive advantages over ghost imaging, including higher brightness and a compact optical fiber delay rather than a free space delay. Additionally, we explore curved edge enhancement for specific feature recognition and the oriented shadow effect. Overall, this efficient and versatile platform paves an alternative path toward real-time quantum edge detection in applications including nondestructive bio-imaging, night vision and covert monitoring.
Collapse
|
11
|
Imaging reconstruction comparison of different ghost imaging algorithms. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14626. [PMID: 32884085 PMCID: PMC7471319 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71642-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
As an indirect and computational imaging approach, imaging reconstruction efficiency is critical for ghost imaging (GI). Here, we compare different GI algorithms, including logarithmic GI and exponential GI we proposed, by numerically analysing their imaging reconstruction efficiency and error tolerance. Simulation results show that compressive GI algorithm has the highest reconstruction efficiency due to its global optimization property. Error tolerance studies further manifest that compressive GI and exponential GI are sensitive to the error ratio. By replacing the bucket input of compressive GI with different bucket object signal functions, we integrate compressive GI with other GI algorithms and discuss their imaging efficiency. With the combination between the differential GI (or normalized GI) and compressive GI, both reconstruction efficiency and error tolerance will present the best performance. Moreover, an optical encryption is proposed by combining logarithmic GI, exponential GI and compressive GI, which can enhance the encryption security based on GI principle.
Collapse
|
12
|
Nobahar D, Akou H. Distortion of a twisted beam passing through a plasma layer. APPLIED OPTICS 2020; 59:6497-6504. [PMID: 32749349 DOI: 10.1364/ao.394698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, we explore what happens to the intensity profile, phase distribution, and centroid position of a vortex beam (VB) when it passes through a cold collision-less magnetized plasma layer. For this purpose, we utilize angular spectral expansion accompanied by a 4×4 matrix method to obtain the total transmission coefficient, intensity and phase profiles, and centroid shifts of VBs in the output plane. Based on numerical analyses, it is found that the evolution of transverse intensity as well as the distortion of the phase profile of transmitted VBs are greatly affected by variation of radial and angular mode numbers, external magnetic field, plasma number density, and incident angle. In addition, displacement of the VB centroid under variation of angular mode numbers is presented quantitatively. It is expected that the results of this study will give more insight into VB communication, radar probing, and plasma diagnostics.
Collapse
|
13
|
Wang WP, Jiang C, Dong H, Lu XM, Li JF, Xu RJ, Sun YJ, Yu LH, Guo Z, Liang XY, Leng YX, Li RX, Xu ZZ. Hollow Plasma Acceleration Driven by a Relativistic Reflected Hollow Laser. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:034801. [PMID: 32745390 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.034801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
In order to address the present difficulty in experimentally generating the relativistic Laguerre-Gaussian laser, primarily due to damage caused to optical modulators, a high-reflectivity phase mirror is applied in the femtosecond petawatt laser system to generate a relativistic hollow laser at the highest intensity of 6.3×10^{19} W/cm^{2} for the first time. A simple optical model is used to verify that the vortex laser may be generated in this new scheme; using such a relativistic vortex laser, the hollow plasma drill and acceleration are achieved experimentally and proven by particle-in-cell simulations. With the development of the petawatt laser, this scheme opens up possibilities for the convenient production of the relativistic hollow laser at high repetition and possible hollow plasma acceleration, which is important for a wide range of applications such as the generation of radiation sources with orbital angular momentum, fast ignition for inertial confinement fusion, and jet research in the astrophysical environment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- W P Wang
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - C Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - H Dong
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - X M Lu
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - J F Li
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - R J Xu
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - Y J Sun
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - L H Yu
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - Z Guo
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - X Y Liang
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - Y X Leng
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| | - R X Li
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
| | - Z Z Xu
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics and CAS Center for Excellence in Ultra-intense Laser Science, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai 201800, China
| |
Collapse
|
14
|
Magaña-Loaiza OS, Boyd RW. Quantum imaging and information. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2019; 82:124401. [PMID: 31639774 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ab5005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The maturity of fields such as optical physics and quantum optics has brought with it a new era where the photon represents a promising information resource. In the past few years, scientists and engineers have exploited multiple degrees of freedom of the photon to perform information processing for a wide variety of applications. Of particular importance, the transverse spatial degree of freedom has offered a flexible platform to test complex quantum information protocols in a relatively simple fashion. In this regard, novel imaging techniques that exploit the quantum properties of light have also been investigated. In this review article, we define the fundamental parameters that describe the spatial wavefunction of the photon and establish their importance for applications in quantum information processing. More specifically, we describe the underlying physics behind remarkable protocols in which information is processed through high-dimensional spatial states of photons with sub-shot-noise levels or where quantum images with unique resolution features are formed. We also discuss the fundamental role that certain imaging techniques have played in the development of novel methods for quantum information processing and vice versa.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Omar S Magaña-Loaiza
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, United States of America
| | | |
Collapse
|
15
|
Liu Z, Yan S, Liu H, Chen X. Superhigh-Resolution Recognition of Optical Vortex Modes Assisted by a Deep-Learning Method. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:183902. [PMID: 31763921 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.183902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Orbital angular momentum (OAM) has demonstrated great success in the optical communication field, which theoretically allows an infinite increase of the transmitted capacity. The resolution of a receiver to precisely recognize OAM modes is crucial to expand the communication capacity. Here, we propose a deep learning (DL) method to precisely recognize OAM modes with fractional topological charges. The minimum interval recognized between adjacent modes decreases to 0.01, which as far as we know is the first time this superhigh resolution has been realized. To exhibit its efficiency in the optical communication process, we transfer an Einstein portrait by a superhigh-resolution OAM multiplexing system. As the convolutional neuron networks can be trained by data up to an infinitely large volume in theory, this work exhibits a huge potential of generalized suitability for next generation DL based ultrafine OAM optical communication, which might even be applied to microwave, millimeter wave, and terahertz OAM communication systems.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhanwei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| | - Shuo Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| | - Haigang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| | - Xianfeng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Ibarra-Borja Z, Sevilla-Gutiérrez C, Ramírez-Alarcón R, Zhan Q, Cruz-Ramírez H, U'Ren AB. Direct observation of OAM correlations from spatially entangled bi-photon states. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:25228-25240. [PMID: 31510398 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.025228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
We present spatially-resolved observations of orbital angular momentum (OAM) conservation, via a Laguerre-Gauss (LG) basis decomposition, of spatially-entangled photon pairs produced in type-I collinear spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC). These results were obtained with a novel detection system for OAM-entangled photon pairs that combines a projective measurement for the signal photon to a specific value of the azimuthal index ls, with a spatially-resolved measurement for the idler photon using an intensified charge coupled (ICCD) camera. In combination with far-field diffraction of the idler photon through a triangular aperture, we are able to obtain: i) the spatial structure of the heralded idler photon, as governed by the user-selected topological charge of the signal photon; ii) the OAM spectrum; and iii) the topological charge (both magnitude and sign) for the heralded idler photon.
Collapse
|
17
|
Ghost Imaging with a Partially Coherent Beam Carrying Twist Phase in a Turbulent Ocean: A Numerical Approach. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9153023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Ghost imaging (GI) is an indirect imaging approach that can retrieve an object’s image even in a harsh environment through measuring the fourth-order correlation function (FOCF) between the signal and idle optical paths. In this paper, we study lensless GI with a partially coherent beam carrying twist phase, i.e., twisted Gaussian Schell-model (TGSM) beam, in the presence of oceanic turbulence. Explicit expression of the FOCF is derived based on the optical coherence theory and Rytov approximation, and the effects of the twist phase and the oceanic turbulence on the quality and visibility of image are investigated in detail through numerical examples. Our results show that the simulated oceanic turbulence strongly affects the GI. The quality of image decreases monotonously with an increase of the strength of turbulence whereas the visibility increases. When the illumination light carries a twist phase, the visibility of the image is improved while the quality of the image is reduced in contrast to those without a twist phase. By properly selecting the strength of the twist phase, the image can still be maintained at an acceptable level of quality with high visibility. Furthermore, it is found that the quality and visibility of the ghost image are less affected by the oceanic turbulence using a TGSM beam with larger twist factor. Our findings will be useful for the application of GI in an oceanic turbulent environment.
Collapse
|
18
|
Jones RR, Hooper DC, Zhang L, Wolverson D, Valev VK. Raman Techniques: Fundamentals and Frontiers. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:231. [PMID: 31300945 PMCID: PMC6626094 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3039-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Driven by applications in chemical sensing, biological imaging and material characterisation, Raman spectroscopies are attracting growing interest from a variety of scientific disciplines. The Raman effect originates from the inelastic scattering of light, and it can directly probe vibration/rotational-vibration states in molecules and materials. Despite numerous advantages over infrared spectroscopy, spontaneous Raman scattering is very weak, and consequently, a variety of enhanced Raman spectroscopic techniques have emerged. These techniques include stimulated Raman scattering and coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, as well as surface- and tip-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopies. The present review provides the reader with an understanding of the fundamental physics that govern the Raman effect and its advantages, limitations and applications. The review also highlights the key experimental considerations for implementing the main experimental Raman spectroscopic techniques. The relevant data analysis methods and some of the most recent advances related to the Raman effect are finally presented. This review constitutes a practical introduction to the science of Raman spectroscopy; it also highlights recent and promising directions of future research developments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Robin R. Jones
- Turbomachinery Research Centre, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
| | - David C. Hooper
- Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
| | - Liwu Zhang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 China
| | - Daniel Wolverson
- Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
| | - Ventsislav K. Valev
- Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY UK
| |
Collapse
|
19
|
Moreau PA, Toninelli E, Gregory T, Aspden RS, Morris PA, Padgett MJ. Imaging Bell-type nonlocal behavior. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2019; 5:eaaw2563. [PMID: 31309146 PMCID: PMC6625815 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw2563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The violation of a Bell inequality not only attests to the nonclassical nature of a system but also holds a very unique status within the quantum world. The amount by which the inequality is violated often provides a good benchmark on how a quantum protocol will perform. Acquiring images of such a fundamental quantum effect is a demonstration that images can capture and exploit the essence of the quantum world. Here, we report an experiment demonstrating the violation of a Bell inequality within observed images. It is based on acquiring full-field coincidence images of a phase object probed by photons from an entangled pair source. The image exhibits a violation of a Bell inequality with S = 2.44 ± 0.04. This result both opens the way to new quantum imaging schemes based on the violation of a Bell inequality and suggests promise for quantum information schemes based on spatial variables.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Ermes Toninelli
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
| | - Thomas Gregory
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
| | - Reuben S. Aspden
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
| | - Peter A. Morris
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
| | | |
Collapse
|
20
|
Hodgman SS, Bu W, Mann SB, Khakimov RI, Truscott AG. Higher-Order Quantum Ghost Imaging with Ultracold Atoms. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:233601. [PMID: 31298918 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.233601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Ghost imaging is a quantum optics technique that uses correlations between two beams to reconstruct an image from photons that do not interact with the object being imaged. While pairwise (second-order) correlations are usually used to create the ghost image, higher-order correlations can be utilized to improve the performance. In this Letter, we demonstrate higher-order atomic ghost imaging, using entangled ultracold metastable helium atoms from an s-wave collision halo. We construct higher-order ghost images up to fifth order and show that using higher-order correlations can improve the visibility of the images without impacting the resolution. This is the first demonstration of higher-order ghost imaging with massive particles and the first higher-order ghost imaging protocol of any type using a quantum source.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- S S Hodgman
- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
| | - W Bu
- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
| | - S B Mann
- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
| | - R I Khakimov
- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
| | - A G Truscott
- Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra 2601, Australia
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Zhu J, Zhang P, Li Q, Wang F, Wang C, Zhou Y, Wang J, Gao H, Kwek LC, Li F. Measuring the Topological Charge of Orbital Angular Momentum Beams by Utilizing Weak Measurement Principle. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7993. [PMID: 31142778 PMCID: PMC6541590 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44465-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
According to the principle of weak measurement, when coupling the orbital angular momentum (OAM) state with a well-defined pre-selected and post-selected system of a weak measurement process, there will be an indirect coupling between position and topological charge (TC) of OAM state. Based on this we propose an experiment scheme and experimentally measure the TC of OAM beams from -14 to 14 according to the weak measurement principle. After the experiment the intrinsic OAM of the beams changed very little. Weak measurement, Topological Charge, OAM beams.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jing Zhu
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.,Center for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
| | - Pei Zhang
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China. .,MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China.
| | - Qichang Li
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Feiran Wang
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Chenhui Wang
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Yingnan Zhou
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Jinwen Wang
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Hong Gao
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| | - Leong Chuan Kwek
- Center for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
| | - Fuli Li
- Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Information and Quantum Optoelectronic Devices, School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Qiu X, Zhang D, Zhang W, Chen L. Structured-Pump-Enabled Quantum Pattern Recognition. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 122:123901. [PMID: 30978085 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.123901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
We report a new scheme of ghost imaging by using a spatially structured pump in the Fourier domain of spontaneous parametric down-conversion for quantum-correlation-based pattern recognition. We exploit the mathematical feature of Laguerre-Gaussian mode's Fourier transform to describe the pump-modulated formation of a ghost image. Of particular interest is the experimental demonstration of a quantum equivalence of a Vander Lugt filter, based on which the nonlocal spiral phase contrast for vortex mapping and quantum-correlation-based human face recognition are implemented successfully. The photons used for probing a test object, scanning the database, and producing a correlation signal can belong to three different light beams, which suggests some security applications where low-light-level illumination and covert operation are desired.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaodong Qiu
- Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, and Jiujiang Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
| | - Dongkai Zhang
- Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, and Jiujiang Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
| | - Wuhong Zhang
- Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, and Jiujiang Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
| | - Lixiang Chen
- Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Semiconductors and Efficient Devices, and Jiujiang Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
| |
Collapse
|
23
|
Zhang Y, Sit A, Bouchard F, Larocque H, Grenapin F, Cohen E, Elitzur AC, Harden JL, Boyd RW, Karimi E. Interaction-free ghost-imaging of structured objects. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:2212-2224. [PMID: 30732261 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.002212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Quantum - or classically correlated - light can be employed in various ways to improve resolution and measurement sensitivity. In an "interaction-free" measurement, a single photon can be used to reveal the presence of an object placed within one arm of an interferometer without being absorbed by it. With a technique known as "ghost-imaging", entangled photon pairs are used for detecting an opaque object with significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio while preventing over-illumination. Here, we integrate these two methods to obtain a new imaging technique which we term "interaction-free ghost-imaging" (IFGI). With this new technique, we reduce photon illumination on the object by up to 26.5% while still maintaining at least the same image quality of conventional ghost-imaging. Alternatively, IFGI can improve image signal-to-noise ratio by 18% when given the same number of interacting photons as in standard ghost-imaging. IFGI is also sensitive to phase and polarisation changes of the photons introduced by a structured object. These advantages make IFGI superior for probing light-sensitive materials and biological tissues.
Collapse
|
24
|
Xiao K, Gao L, Song H, Qi X, Chen L. Non-local orientation filtered imaging with incoherent light source. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:29401-29410. [PMID: 30470104 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.029401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
A non-local spatial filtered imaging experiment using an orientation filter has been performed with spatially incoherent thermal light, which is based on Abbe-Porter imaging system. A two-dimensional periodic grid object and an orientation filter are placed in two correlated light beams, namely a test beam and a reference beam, generated by splitting the thermal light beam via a beam splitter. The filtering process has been produced by manipulating the orientation of a slit aperture, which is in the back focal plane of the biconvex imaging lens in the reference beam. The detected object is placed in the test beam, whose modulated images have been achieved through optical field intensity correlation measurement between the two correlated beams. The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical analysis. The research results here show considerable possibilities to distributively manipulate the image of an object with spatially incoherent light source, which could find potential applications in the remote imaging technology in the fields of geological survey and spectral analysis.
Collapse
|
25
|
Li W, Zhao S. Manipulating orbital angular momentum entanglement by using the Heisenberg uncertainty principle. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:21725-21735. [PMID: 30130874 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.021725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Orbital angular momentum entanglement (OAM) is one of the very intriguing topics in quantum physics. In addition to discovering and exploring its underlying mechanics, recent studies have also demonstrated a progress towards expanding degree of its entanglement. In this paper, we explore OAM entanglement by applying the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to the quantum position correlation within the azimuthal region. In particular, we decompose the pump light into a set of pump cone states characterized by their radii. The OAM entanglement can then be manipulated by controlling the radius of the pump cone state, the length of the nonlinear crystal and also the OAM carried by the pump field. That is followed by a detailed discussion and analysis. Such an exploration not only bring us a deeper understanding of OAM entanglement, but also help us to implement the high-dimensional quantum information tasks based on OAM entanglement.
Collapse
|
26
|
Li W, Zhao S. Bell's inequality tests via correlated diffraction of high-dimensional position-entangled two-photon states. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4812. [PMID: 29556069 PMCID: PMC5859148 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-23310-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Bell inequality testing, a well-established method to demonstrate quantum non-locality between remote two-partite entangled systems, is playing an important role in the field of quantum information. The extension to high-dimensional entangled systems, using the so-called Bell-CGLMP inequality, points the way in measuring joint probabilities, the kernel block to construct high dimensional Bell inequalities. Here we show that in theory the joint probability of a two-partite system entangled in a Hilbert space can be measured by choosing a set of basis vectors in its dual space that are related by a Fourier transformation. We next propose an experimental scheme to generate a high-dimensional position-entangled two-photon state aided by a combination of a multiple-slit and a 4 f system, and describe a method to test Bell’s inequality using correlated diffraction. Finally, we discuss in detail consequences of such Bell-test violations and experimental requirements.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Li
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Institute of Signal Processing and Transmission, Nanjing, 210003, China. .,Sunwave Communications CO, Hangzhou, 310053, China.
| | - Shengmei Zhao
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Institute of Signal Processing and Transmission, Nanjing, 210003, China.,Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Key Lab Broadband Wireless Communication and Sensor, Network, Ministy of Education, Nanjing, 210003, China
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Liu HC, Yang B, Guo Q, Shi J, Guan C, Zheng G, Mühlenbernd H, Li G, Zentgraf T, Zhang S. Single-pixel computational ghost imaging with helicity-dependent metasurface hologram. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1701477. [PMID: 28913433 PMCID: PMC5590780 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
Different optical imaging techniques are based on different characteristics of light. By controlling the abrupt phase discontinuities with different polarized incident light, a metasurface can host a phase-only and helicity-dependent hologram. In contrast, ghost imaging (GI) is an indirect imaging modality to retrieve the object information from the correlation of the light intensity fluctuations. We report single-pixel computational GI with a high-efficiency reflective metasurface in both simulations and experiments. Playing a fascinating role in switching the GI target with different polarized light, the metasurface hologram generates helicity-dependent reconstructed ghost images and successfully introduces an additional security lock in a proposed optical encryption scheme based on the GI. The robustness of our encryption scheme is further verified with the vulnerability test. Building the first bridge between the metasurface hologram and the GI, our work paves the way to integrate their applications in the fields of optical communications, imaging technology, and security.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hong-Chao Liu
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Corresponding author. (H.-C.L.); (S.Z.)
| | - Biao Yang
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
| | - Qinghua Guo
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
| | - Jinhui Shi
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics of Ministry of Education, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
| | - Chunying Guan
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics of Ministry of Education, College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
| | - Guoxing Zheng
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- School of Electronic Information, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
| | - Holger Mühlenbernd
- Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, Paderborn D-33098, Germany
| | - Guixin Li
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
| | - Thomas Zentgraf
- Department of Physics, University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, Paderborn D-33098, Germany
| | - Shuang Zhang
- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
- Corresponding author. (H.-C.L.); (S.Z.)
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Yang Z, Magaña-Loaiza OS, Mirhosseini M, Zhou Y, Gao B, Gao L, Rafsanjani SMH, Long GL, Boyd RW. Digital spiral object identification using random light. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2017; 6:e17013. [PMID: 30167270 PMCID: PMC6062229 DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Photons that are entangled or correlated in orbital angular momentum have been extensively used for remote sensing, object identification and imaging. It has recently been demonstrated that intensity fluctuations give rise to the formation of correlations in the orbital angular momentum components and angular positions of random light. Here we demonstrate that the spatial signatures and phase information of an object with rotational symmetries can be identified using classical orbital angular momentum correlations in random light. The Fourier components imprinted in the digital spiral spectrum of the object, as measured through intensity correlations, unveil its spatial and phase information. Sharing similarities with conventional compressive sensing protocols that exploit sparsity to reduce the number of measurements required to reconstruct a signal, our technique allows sensing of an object with fewer measurements than other schemes that use pixel-by-pixel imaging. One remarkable advantage of our technique is that it does not require the preparation of fragile quantum states of light and operates at both low- and high-light levels. In addition, our technique is robust against environmental noise, a fundamental feature of any realistic scheme for remote sensing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zhe Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Omar S Magaña-Loaiza
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Mohammad Mirhosseini
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Yiyu Zhou
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Boshen Gao
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
| | - Lu Gao
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
| | | | - Gui-Lu Long
- State Key Laboratory of Low-dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Beijing 100084, China
| | - Robert W Boyd
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5, Ontario, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Ritsch-Marte M. Orbital angular momentum light in microscopy. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2017; 375:rsta.2015.0437. [PMID: 28069768 PMCID: PMC5247481 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2015.0437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Light with a helical phase has had an impact on optical imaging, pushing the limits of resolution or sensitivity. Here, special emphasis will be given to classical light microscopy of phase samples and to Fourier filtering techniques with a helical phase profile, such as the spiral phase contrast technique in its many variants and areas of application.This article is part of the themed issue 'Optical orbital angular momentum'.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Monika Ritsch-Marte
- Division for Biomedical Physics of the Medical University of Innsbruck, Müllerstraße 44, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
| |
Collapse
|
30
|
Khakimov RI, Henson BM, Shin DK, Hodgman SS, Dall RG, Baldwin KGH, Truscott AG. Ghost imaging with atoms. Nature 2016; 540:100-103. [DOI: 10.1038/nature20154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
|
31
|
Wang Y, Zhao P, Feng X, Xu Y, Liu F, Cui K, Zhang W, Huang Y. Dynamically sculpturing plasmonic vortices: from integer to fractional orbital angular momentum. Sci Rep 2016; 6:36269. [PMID: 27811986 PMCID: PMC5095654 DOI: 10.1038/srep36269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
As a fundamental tool for light-matter interactions, plasmonic vortex (PV) is extremely useful due to the unique near field property. However, it is a pity that, up to now, the orbital angular momentum (OAM) carried by PVs could not be dynamically and continuously tuned in practice as well as the properties of fractional PVs are still not well investigated. By comparing with two previously reported methods, it is suggested that our proposal of utilizing the propagation induced radial phase gradient of incident Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beam is a promising candidate to sculpture PVs from integer to fractional OAM dynamically. Consequently, the preset OAM of PVs could have four composing parts: the incident spin and orbital angular momentum, the geometric contribution of chiral plasmonic structure, and the radial phase gradient dependent contribution. Moreover, an analytical expression for the fractional PV is derived as a linear superposition of infinite numbers of integer PVs described by Bessel function of the first kind. It is also shown that the actual mean OAM of a fractional PV would deviate from the preset value, which is similar with previous results for spatial fractional optical vortices.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yu Wang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Peng Zhao
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Xue Feng
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Yuntao Xu
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Fang Liu
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Kaiyu Cui
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Wei Zhang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| | - Yidong Huang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua National Laboratory for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
| |
Collapse
|
32
|
Rui G, Ma Y, Gu B, Zhan Q, Cui Y. Multi-channel orbital angular momentum detection with metahologram. OPTICS LETTERS 2016; 41:4379-4382. [PMID: 27628402 DOI: 10.1364/ol.41.004379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is an intrinsic property of light that has attracted increasing attention recently. In a wide range of applications that involve OAM, it is often crucial to discern the OAM states with high fidelity. In this Letter, we propose a novel method to extend the detectable range of the OAM states by adopting a multi-sector metahologram. The incident light carrying OAM would be focused by the metahologram into surface plasmon waves with separated propagation directions that are spatially sampled by multiple subwavelength detectors. Through quantizing and mapping the detector signals into a lookup table, a wide range of OAM states could be distinguished. The principle reported in this Letter may find important applications in optical communications and information processing with the OAM states.
Collapse
|
33
|
Long-distance temporal quantum ghost imaging over optical fibers. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26022. [PMID: 27194078 PMCID: PMC4872159 DOI: 10.1038/srep26022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Since the first quantum ghost imaging (QGI) experiment in 1995, many QGI schemes have been put forward. However, the position-position or momentum-momentum correlation required in these QGI schemes cannot be distributed over optical fibers, which limits their large-scale geographical applications. In this paper, we propose and demonstrate a scheme for long-distance QGI utilizing frequency correlated photon pairs. In this scheme, the frequency correlation is transformed to the correlation between the illuminating position of one photon and the arrival time of the other photon, by which QGI can be realized in the time domain. Since frequency correlation can be preserved when the photon pairs are distributed over optical fibers, this scheme provides a way to realize long-distance QGI over large geographical scale. In the experiment, long-distance QGI over 50 km optical fibers has been demonstrated.
Collapse
|
34
|
Magaña-Loaiza OS, Mirhosseini M, Cross RM, Rafsanjani SMH, Boyd RW. Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry with twisted light. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2016; 2:e1501143. [PMID: 27152334 PMCID: PMC4846462 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1501143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
The rich physics exhibited by random optical wave fields permitted Hanbury Brown and Twiss to unveil fundamental aspects of light. Furthermore, it has been recognized that optical vortices are ubiquitous in random light and that the phase distribution around these optical singularities imprints a spectrum of orbital angular momentum onto a light field. We demonstrate that random fluctuations of intensity give rise to the formation of correlations in the orbital angular momentum components and angular positions of pseudothermal light. The presence of these correlations is manifested through distinct interference structures in the orbital angular momentum-mode distribution of random light. These novel forms of interference correspond to the azimuthal analog of the Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect. This family of effects can be of fundamental importance in applications where entanglement is not required and where correlations in angular position and orbital angular momentum suffice. We also suggest that the azimuthal Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect can be useful in the exploration of novel phenomena in other branches of physics and astrophysics.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Omar S. Magaña-Loaiza
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
- Corresponding author. E-mail:
| | | | - Robert M. Cross
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
| | | | - Robert W. Boyd
- The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
- Department of Physics and Max Planck Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
35
|
Amplification and generation of ultra-intense twisted laser pulses via stimulated Raman scattering. Nat Commun 2016; 7:10371. [PMID: 26817620 PMCID: PMC4738314 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Twisted Laguerre–Gaussian lasers, with orbital angular momentum and characterized by doughnut-shaped intensity profiles, provide a transformative set of tools and research directions in a growing range of fields and applications, from super-resolution microcopy and ultra-fast optical communications to quantum computing and astrophysics. The impact of twisted light is widening as recent numerical calculations provided solutions to long-standing challenges in plasma-based acceleration by allowing for high-gradient positron acceleration. The production of ultra-high-intensity twisted laser pulses could then also have a broad influence on relativistic laser–matter interactions. Here we show theoretically and with ab initio three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that stimulated Raman backscattering can generate and amplify twisted lasers to petawatt intensities in plasmas. This work may open new research directions in nonlinear optics and high–energy-density science, compact plasma-based accelerators and light sources. High intensity light with a non-zero orbital angular momentum could aid the development of laser-wakefield particle accelerators. Here, the authors theoretically show that stimulated Raman backscattering in plasmas can generate and amplify orbital angular momentum lasers to petawatt intensities.
Collapse
|
36
|
Abstract
Low-light-level imaging techniques have application in many diverse fields, ranging from biological sciences to security. A high-quality digital camera based on a multi-megapixel array will typically record an image by collecting of order 105 photons per pixel, but by how much could this photon flux be reduced? In this work we demonstrate a single-photon imaging system based on a time-gated intensified camera from which the image of an object can be inferred from very few detected photons. We show that a ghost-imaging configuration, where the image is obtained from photons that have never interacted with the object, is a useful approach for obtaining images with high signal-to-noise ratios. The use of heralded single photons ensures that the background counts can be virtually eliminated from the recorded images. By applying principles of image compression and associated image reconstruction, we obtain high-quality images of objects from raw data formed from an average of fewer than one detected photon per image pixel. Advances in low-light-level imaging techniques have shown that imaging in the one photon per pixel regime is possible. Here, Morris et al. demonstrate high-quality image reconstruction using ghost and heralded imaging with less than one photon per image pixel with a time-gated intensified camera.
Collapse
|
37
|
Liang Y, Wu HW, Huang BJ, Huang XG. Light beams with selective angular momentum generated by hybrid plasmonic waveguides. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:12360-5. [PMID: 25192324 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03606a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
We report an integrated compact technique that can "spin" and "twist" light on a silicon photonics platform, with the generated light beams possessing both spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbital angular momentum (OAM). It demonstrates the potential of SAM/OAM optics for on-chip integration.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yao Liang
- School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
38
|
Liang Y, Huang X. Generation of two beams of light carrying spin and orbital angular momenta of opposite handedness. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:5074-5077. [PMID: 25166077 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.005074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
A new hybrid plasmonic structure that can generate two light beams carrying spin and orbital angular momenta of opposite handedness is proposed and numerically demonstrated. In this design, hybrid plasmonic sections are used to make light beams spin and twist, and a directional coupler structure with two output ports is used to generate opposite handedness. This design is expected to unlock the full potential of optical manipulation and quantum-information processing through effective usage of spin and orbital angular momenta.
Collapse
|
39
|
Sergienko AV, Uribe-Patarroyo N, Fraine A, Simon DS, Minaeva O. Efficient Identification of Objects Carrying Elements of High-Order Symmetry By Using Correlated Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) States. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20147801008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
|
40
|
Roger T, Heitz JJF, Wright EM, Faccio D. Non-collinear interaction of photons with orbital angular momentum. Sci Rep 2013; 3:3491. [PMID: 24336441 PMCID: PMC3861806 DOI: 10.1038/srep03491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
We study the nonlinear interaction between two non-collinear light beams that carry orbital angular momentum (OAM). More specifically, two incident beams interact at an angle in a medium with a second order nonlinearity and thus generate a third, non-collinear beam at the second harmonic frequency that experiences a reduced conversion efficiency in comparison to that expected based on conventional phase-matching theory. This reduction scales with the input beam OAM and, differently from previous spiral bandwidth calculations, is due to a geometric effect whereby the input OAM is projected along the non-collinear interaction direction. The effect is relevant even at small interaction angles and is further complicated at large angles by a non-conservation of the total OAM in the nonlinear interaction. Experiments are performed under different conditions and are in excellent agreement with the theory. Our results have implications beyond the specific case studied here of second-harmonic generation, in particular for parametric down-conversion of photons or in general for phase-matched non-collinear interactions between beams with different OAM.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Thomas Roger
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS Edinburgh, UK
| | - Julius J F Heitz
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS Edinburgh, UK
| | - Ewan M Wright
- College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA
| | - Daniele Faccio
- School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS Edinburgh, UK
| |
Collapse
|
41
|
Williams MD, Coles MM, Saadi K, Bradshaw DS, Andrews DL. Optical vortex generation from molecular chromophore arrays. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013; 111:153603. [PMID: 24160600 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.153603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
The generation of light endowed with orbital angular momentum, frequently termed optical vortex light, is commonly achieved by passing a conventional beam through suitably constructed optical elements. This Letter shows that the necessary phase structure for vortex propagation can be directly produced through the creation of twisted light from the vacuum. The mechanism is based on optical emission from a family of chromophore nanoarrays that satisfy specific geometric and symmetry constraints. Each such array can support pairs of electronically delocalized doubly degenerate excitons whose azimuthal phase progression is responsible for the helical wave front of the emitted radiation. The exciton symmetry dictates the maximum magnitude of topological charge; detailed analysis secures the conditions necessary to deliver optical vortices of arbitrary order.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Mathew D Williams
- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
42
|
Sun B, Edgar MP, Bowman R, Vittert LE, Welsh S, Bowman A, Padgett MJ. 3D Computational Imaging with Single-Pixel Detectors. Science 2013; 340:844-7. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1234454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 546] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
|
43
|
Uribe-Patarroyo N, Fraine A, Simon DS, Minaeva O, Sergienko AV. Object identification using correlated orbital angular momentum states. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2013; 110:043601. [PMID: 25166163 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.043601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Using spontaneous parametric down-conversion as a source of correlated photon pairs, correlations are measured between the orbital angular momentum (OAM) in a target beam (which contains an unknown object) and that in an empty reference beam. Unlike previous studies, the effects of the object on off-diagonal elements of the OAM correlation matrix are examined. Because of the presence of the object, terms appear in which the signal and idler OAM do not add up to that of the pump. Using these off-diagonal correlations, the potential for high-efficiency object identification by means of correlated OAM states is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The higher-dimensional OAM Hilbert space enhances the information capacity of this approach, while the presence of the off-diagonal correlations allows for recognition of specific spatial signatures present in the object. In particular, this allows the detection of discrete rotational symmetries and the efficient evaluation of multiple azimuthal Fourier coefficients using fewer resources than in conventional pixel-by-pixel imaging. This represents a demonstration of sparse sensing using OAM states, as well as being the first correlated OAM experiment to measure properties of a real, stand-alone object, a necessary first step toward correlated OAM-based remote sensing.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Néstor Uribe-Patarroyo
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, 8 Saint Marys Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
| | - Andrew Fraine
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, 8 Saint Marys Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
| | - David S Simon
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, 8 Saint Marys Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stonehill College, 320 Washington Street, Easton, Massachusetts 02357, USA
| | - Olga Minaeva
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 44 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
| | - Alexander V Sergienko
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, 8 Saint Marys Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA and Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
| |
Collapse
|
44
|
Hemsing E, Marinelli A. Echo-enabled x-ray vortex generation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2012; 109:224801. [PMID: 23368128 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.109.224801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
A technique to generate high-brightness electromagnetic vortices with tunable topological charge at extreme ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths is described. Based on a modified version of echo-enabled harmonic generation for free-electron lasers, the technique uses two lasers and two chicanes to produce high-harmonic microbunching of a relativistic electron beam with a corkscrew distribution that matches the instantaneous helical phase structure of the x-ray vortex. The strongly correlated electron distribution emerges from an efficient three-dimensional recoherence effect in the echo-enabled harmonic generation transport line and can emit fully coherent vortices in a downstream radiator for access to new research in x-ray science.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- E Hemsing
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
45
|
Löffler W, Euser TG, Eliel ER, Scharrer M, Russell PSJ, Woerdman JP. Fiber transport of spatially entangled photons. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 106:240505. [PMID: 21770558 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.240505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Entanglement in the spatial degrees of freedom of photons is an interesting resource for quantum information. For practical distribution of such entangled photons, it is desirable to use an optical fiber, which in this case has to support multiple transverse modes. Here we report the use of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber to transport spatially entangled qubits.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- W Löffler
- Huygens Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
46
|
Hemsing E, Marinelli A, Rosenzweig JB. Generating optical orbital angular momentum in a high-gain free-electron laser at the first harmonic. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 106:164803. [PMID: 21599372 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.164803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
A scheme to generate intense coherent light that carries orbital angular momentum (OAM) at the fundamental wavelength of an x-ray free-electron laser (FEL) is described. The OAM light is emitted as the dominant mode of the system until saturation provided that the helical microbunching imposed on the electron beam is larger than the shot-noise bunching that leads to self-amplified emission. Operating at the fundamental, this scheme is more efficient than alternate schemes that rely on harmonic emission, and can be applied to x-ray FELs without using external optical mode conversion elements.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- E Hemsing
- Particle Beam Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
47
|
Clemente P, Durán V, Torres-Company V, Tajahuerce E, Lancis J. Optical encryption based on computational ghost imaging. OPTICS LETTERS 2010; 35:2391-3. [PMID: 20634840 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.002391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Ghost imaging is an optical technique in which the information of an object is encoded in the correlation of the intensity fluctuations of light. The computational version of this fascinating phenomenon emulates, offline, the optical propagation through the reference arm, enabling 3D visualization of a complex object whose transmitted light is measured by a bucket detector. In this Letter, we show how computational ghost imaging can be used to encrypt and transmit object information to a remote party. Important features, such as key compressibility and vulnerability to eavesdropping, are experimentally analyzed.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Pere Clemente
- Servei Central d'Instrumentació Científica, Universitat Jaume I, E12071 Castelló, Spain
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|