17 research outputs found
Control of the temporal and polarization response of a multimode fiber
Control of the spatial and temporal properties of light propagating in
disordered media have been demonstrated over the last decade using spatial
light modulators. Most of the previous studies demonstrated spatial focusing to
the speckle grain size, and manipulation of the temporal properties of the
achieved focus. In this work, we demonstrate temporal control of the total
impulse response integrated over all the spatial and polarization modes
propagating through a multimode fiber. We notably demonstrate a global
enhancement of light intensity at a chosen arrival time, as well as attenuating
light intensity at an arbitrary delay. We also demonstrate the full
polarization control of such engineered states and a multiple control at
different delay times, which opens interesting perspectives for non-linear
imaging through complex systems and high power fiber lasers.Comment: 10 pages including main and supplemental documents. 5 figures in the
main manuscript, 4 figures in the supplementa
Temporal recompression through a scattering medium via a broadband transmission matrix
The transmission matrix is a unique tool to control light through a
scattering medium. A monochromatic transmission matrix does not allow temporal
control of broadband light. Conversely, measuring multiple transmission
matrices with spectral resolution allows fine temporal control when a pulse is
temporally broadened upon multiple scattering, but requires very long
measurement time. Here, we show that a single linear operator, measured for a
broadband pulse with a co-propagating reference, naturally allows for spatial
focusing, and interestingly generates a two-fold temporal recompression at the
focus, compared with the natural temporal broadening. This is particularly
relevant for non-linear imaging techniques in biological tissues.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Spatiotemporal coherent control of light through a multiply scattering medium with the Multi-Spectral Transmission Matrix
We report broadband characterization of the propagation of light through a
multiply scattering medium by means of its Multi-Spectral Transmission Matrix.
Using a single spatial light modulator, our approach enables the full control
of both spatial and spectral properties of an ultrashort pulse transmitted
through the medium. We demonstrate spatiotemporal focusing of the pulse at any
arbitrary position and time with any desired spectral shape. Our approach opens
new perspectives for fundamental studies of light-matter interaction in
disordered media, and has potential applications in sensing, coherent control
and imaging.Comment: revised version, 5 pages, 4 figures, and supplementary
materials(including 5 figure
Roadmap on spatiotemporal light fields
Spatiotemporal sculpturing of light pulse with ultimately sophisticated
structures represents the holy grail of the human everlasting pursue of
ultrafast information transmission and processing as well as ultra-intense
energy concentration and extraction. It also holds the key to unlock new
extraordinary fundamental physical effects. Traditionally, spatiotemporal light
pulses are always treated as spatiotemporally separable wave packet as solution
of the Maxwell's equations. In the past decade, however, more generalized forms
of spatiotemporally nonseparable solution started to emerge with growing
importance for their striking physical effects. This roadmap intends to
highlight the recent advances in the creation and control of increasingly
complex spatiotemporally sculptured pulses, from spatiotemporally separable to
complex nonseparable states, with diverse geometric and topological structures,
presenting a bird's eye viewpoint on the zoology of spatiotemporal light fields
and the outlook of future trends and open challenges.Comment: This is the version of the article before peer review or editing, as
submitted by an author to Journal of Optics. IOP Publishing Ltd is not
responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or
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Controlling the temporal impulse response of light propagating through a multimode fiber
We demonstrate how to control the polarization-resolved temporal impulse response of transmitted light through a multimode fiber. We show enhancing or attenuating the total temporal impulse response at arbitrary delays and polarization states
Temporal control of the combination over all spatial and polarization modes propagating through a multimode fibre
Over the last decade, wavefront shaping techniques with spatial light modulators have enabled the control of coherent light through disordered systems, like biological tissues or multimode fibre that has suffered from scattering or mode mixing. Beyond spatial focusing of light on a single speckle grain, these techniques have been extended to the control of broadband light. Spatio-temporal focusing has been achieved, which corresponds to compensation for the pulse broadening in a single speckle grain [1]. The temporal control of light in all the spatial positions, including the full polarization control, has however not been achieved
Cold-fusion: A superconducting scheme
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