Rotating light with light: Generation of helical modes of light by spin
... of transformations following a closed path in the space of polarization states (e.g., the Poincaré sphere), the wave acquires a phase shift, known as Pancharatnam-Berry phase, that is determined only by the geometry of the polarization path. By the same principle, if a wave is subjected to transver ...
... of transformations following a closed path in the space of polarization states (e.g., the Poincaré sphere), the wave acquires a phase shift, known as Pancharatnam-Berry phase, that is determined only by the geometry of the polarization path. By the same principle, if a wave is subjected to transver ...
A new approach to sum frequency generation of single
... of suitable gain media at various wavelengths limits the spectral coverage of second harmonic generation (SHG). Another very flexible source of tunable visible light is an optical parametric oscillator, but these have the disadvantage of being complicated to operate and require high pump power sourc ...
... of suitable gain media at various wavelengths limits the spectral coverage of second harmonic generation (SHG). Another very flexible source of tunable visible light is an optical parametric oscillator, but these have the disadvantage of being complicated to operate and require high pump power sourc ...
The interference characteristics of light
... to the direction of the incidence light [8], so it is a cooperative target in application. But the cat-eye optical lens is a non-cooperative target whose parameters are unknown. By using the active laser detection technique based on the theory of cat-eye effect of optical lens, a much larger detecti ...
... to the direction of the incidence light [8], so it is a cooperative target in application. But the cat-eye optical lens is a non-cooperative target whose parameters are unknown. By using the active laser detection technique based on the theory of cat-eye effect of optical lens, a much larger detecti ...
Construction and Validation of a White Light Interferometer
... 2.3 Theory of Optical Interference When light from a source is split into two beams, then the inherent variation in the two beams are generally correlated, and the beams are said to be completely or partially coherent depending on the existing correlation. In light beams from two independent source ...
... 2.3 Theory of Optical Interference When light from a source is split into two beams, then the inherent variation in the two beams are generally correlated, and the beams are said to be completely or partially coherent depending on the existing correlation. In light beams from two independent source ...
00 Fourier optics – 4f Arrangement – Filtering and reconstruction
... Low-pass filtration can be used as a spatial frequency filter to eliminate the disturbances of the wave front, which result from soiling of the lenses, in a beam expansion by a microscope’s objective (as E25x in this experiment). Another direct application of low-pass filtration is the elimination o ...
... Low-pass filtration can be used as a spatial frequency filter to eliminate the disturbances of the wave front, which result from soiling of the lenses, in a beam expansion by a microscope’s objective (as E25x in this experiment). Another direct application of low-pass filtration is the elimination o ...
Lecture 6: Waves Review and Examples PLEASE REVIEW ON
... where φ is the phase between adjacent slits. θ = 0, ±λ/d, ±2λ/d, ... The intensity at the peak of a principal maximum goes as N2. 3 slits: Atot = 3A1 ⇒ Itot = 9I1. N slits: IN = N2I1. Between two principal maxima there are N-1 zeros and N-2 secondary maxima ⇒ The peak width ∝ 1/N. The total power in ...
... where φ is the phase between adjacent slits. θ = 0, ±λ/d, ±2λ/d, ... The intensity at the peak of a principal maximum goes as N2. 3 slits: Atot = 3A1 ⇒ Itot = 9I1. N slits: IN = N2I1. Between two principal maxima there are N-1 zeros and N-2 secondary maxima ⇒ The peak width ∝ 1/N. The total power in ...
Session 10 Wave Optics
... What are our learning issues? The oscillator sets up standing waves in the water. We’ll need to find out how light propagates through such a periodic structure. We are going beyond geometrical optics here because clearly the pattern does not arise from light travelling in straight lines: we therefor ...
... What are our learning issues? The oscillator sets up standing waves in the water. We’ll need to find out how light propagates through such a periodic structure. We are going beyond geometrical optics here because clearly the pattern does not arise from light travelling in straight lines: we therefor ...
1489_1.pdf
... and the direction of the incident wave is shown as a black arrow. Diffraction patterns of the LdfL-waves with incident angles from 0° to 60° are shown in Fig.2(a) and diffraction patterns of the SdfS-waves with the same range of incident angles are shown in Fig.2(b). The maximum amplitude of the Ldf ...
... and the direction of the incident wave is shown as a black arrow. Diffraction patterns of the LdfL-waves with incident angles from 0° to 60° are shown in Fig.2(a) and diffraction patterns of the SdfS-waves with the same range of incident angles are shown in Fig.2(b). The maximum amplitude of the Ldf ...
Inducing Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate using light beams
... nor a 2D cloud are used. The temporary imaging system that was build for the experiments presented in thesis is descibed in chapter 5. The use of a 3D system makes depth of focus considerations especially important. This is treated in detail in section 3.2.4. Also, the imaging resolution is limited ...
... nor a 2D cloud are used. The temporary imaging system that was build for the experiments presented in thesis is descibed in chapter 5. The use of a 3D system makes depth of focus considerations especially important. This is treated in detail in section 3.2.4. Also, the imaging resolution is limited ...
fourier2012.pdf
... frequency analysis of images, and for the construction of real time correlators. One property that makes optics an exciting tool for frequency analysis is that, in free-space propogation of light, one can see the effects of lenses and filters on a light beam as the beam propogates through the system ...
... frequency analysis of images, and for the construction of real time correlators. One property that makes optics an exciting tool for frequency analysis is that, in free-space propogation of light, one can see the effects of lenses and filters on a light beam as the beam propogates through the system ...
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... phase defects, as well as to locate their positions with an accuracy no better than half the width of the interference fringe. However, the application of this method is rather limited if there are two (or more) dislocations in close proximity, because two vortices can be successfully resolved only ...
... phase defects, as well as to locate their positions with an accuracy no better than half the width of the interference fringe. However, the application of this method is rather limited if there are two (or more) dislocations in close proximity, because two vortices can be successfully resolved only ...
Vacuum Chamber Design for a Magneto
... Laser cooling works by reducing the speed of atoms, which also reduces their temperature. It exploits the fact that atoms are able to absorb energy only in specific quantized amounts determined by their internal structure. An atom that collides with a photon can only absorb its energy and enter an e ...
... Laser cooling works by reducing the speed of atoms, which also reduces their temperature. It exploits the fact that atoms are able to absorb energy only in specific quantized amounts determined by their internal structure. An atom that collides with a photon can only absorb its energy and enter an e ...
Electromagnetic forces for an arbitrary optical trapping of a spherical
... missing mechanical measurements in the world of microorganisms and cells that could be correlated to biochemical information. The importance of understanding the optical forces in dielectric beads under different incident beam conditions comes from the fact that they are the natural transducer for f ...
... missing mechanical measurements in the world of microorganisms and cells that could be correlated to biochemical information. The importance of understanding the optical forces in dielectric beads under different incident beam conditions comes from the fact that they are the natural transducer for f ...
Holography
Holography is the science and practice of making holograms. Typically, a hologram is a photographic recording of a light field, rather than of an image formed by a lens, and it is used to display a fully three-dimensional image of the holographed subject, which is seen without the aid of special glasses or other intermediate optics. The hologram itself is not an image and it is usually unintelligible when viewed under diffuse ambient light. It is an encoding of the light field as an interference pattern of seemingly random variations in the opacity, density, or surface profile of the photographic medium. When suitably lit, the interference pattern diffracts the light into a reproduction of the original light field and the objects that were in it appear to still be there, exhibiting visual depth cues such as parallax and perspective that change realistically with any change in the relative position of the observer.In its pure form, holography requires the use of laser light for illuminating the subject and for viewing the finished hologram. In a side-by-side comparison under optimal conditions, a holographic image is visually indistinguishable from the actual subject, if the hologram and the subject are lit just as they were at the time of recording. A microscopic level of detail throughout the recorded volume of space can be reproduced. In common practice, however, major image quality compromises are made to eliminate the need for laser illumination when viewing the hologram, and sometimes, to the extent possible, also when making it. Holographic portraiture often resorts to a non-holographic intermediate imaging procedure, to avoid the hazardous high-powered pulsed lasers otherwise needed to optically ""freeze"" living subjects as perfectly as the extremely motion-intolerant holographic recording process requires. Holograms can now also be entirely computer-generated and show objects or scenes that never existed.Holography should not be confused with lenticular and other earlier autostereoscopic 3D display technologies, which can produce superficially similar results but are based on conventional lens imaging. Stage illusions such as Pepper's Ghost and other unusual, baffling, or seemingly magical images are also often incorrectly called holograms.