Optical skyrmions and other topological quasiparticles of light

Y Shen, Q Zhang, P Shi, L Du, X Yuan, AV Zayats - Nature Photonics, 2024 - nature.com
Skyrmions are topologically stable quasiparticles that have been predicted and
demonstrated in quantum fields, solid-state physics and magnetic materials, but only …

[PDF][PDF] A review of liquid crystal spatial light modulators: devices and applications

Y Yang, A Forbes, L Cao - Opto-Electronic Science, 2023 - researching.cn
Spatial light modulators, as dynamic flat-panel optical devices, have witnessed rapid
development over the past two decades, concomitant with the advancements in micro-and …

Atmospheric turbulence strength distribution along a propagation path probed by longitudinally structured optical beams

H Zhou, X Su, Y Duan, H Song, K Zou, R Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric turbulence can cause critical problems in many applications. To effectively
avoid or mitigate turbulence, knowledge of turbulence strength at various distances could be …

Research progress on manipulating spatial coherence structure of light beam and its applications

J Yu, X Zhu, F Wang, Y Chen, Y Cai - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Optical coherence is a fundamental characteristic of light that plays a significant role in
understanding interference, propagation, light–matter interaction, and other fundamental …

The invariance and distortion of vectorial light across a real-world free space link

C Peters, M Cox, A Drozdov, A Forbes - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Vectorial structured light, where the polarization is inhomogeneously distributed in space,
has found a myriad of applications in both 2D and 3D optical fields. Here, we present an …

Sensing and coupling of optical channels in dynamic atmospheric turbulence using OAM beamlets for improved power and data transmission

M Lemon, E Robertson, J Free, K Dai, JK Miller… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Propagation of laser light is distorted in the presence of atmospheric turbulence. This poses
an issue for sensing, free-space optical communications, and transmission of power. The …

General astigmatism of structured LG beams: Evolution and transformations of the OAM super-bursts

A Volyar, E Abramochkin, M Bretsko, S Khalilov… - Photonics, 2023 - mdpi.com
We have developed a structured beams theory, computer simulation and experiment that
have lost rotational symmetry and propagate in a medium with a general astigmatism. It …

Ultra-robust informational metasurfaces based on spatial coherence structures engineering

L Liu, W Liu, F Wang, X Peng, DY Choi… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Optical information transmission is vital in modern optics and photonics due to its concurrent
and multi-dimensional nature, leading to tremendous applications such as optical …

Quantum cryptography with structured photons

A Forbes, M Youssef, S Singh, I Nape, B Ung - Applied Physics Letters, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Quantum photonic platforms have proven to be essential in realizing fundamentally secure
quantum transfer of information, with commercially ready systems already deployed in …

High data-rate communication link supported through the exploitation of optical channels in a characterized turbulent underwater environment

JP Wiley, E Robertson, NA Ferlic, JK Miller… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Underwater turbulence presents a myriad of challenges for underwater optical systems
through wavefront distortion and beam deflection. In this work, an underwater turbulence …