Shaping the Branched Flow of Light through Disordered Media
arXiv:1904.05229 · doi:10.1073/pnas.1905217116
Abstract
Electronic matter waves traveling through the weak and smoothly varying disorder potential of a semi-conductor show branching behavior instead of a smooth spreading of flow. By transferring this phenomenon to optics, we show how the branched flow of light can be controlled to propagate along a single branch rather than through many of them at the same time. Our method is based on shaping the incoming wavefront and only requires partial knowledge of the system's transmission matrix. We show that the light flowing along a single branch has a broadband frequency stability such that we can even steer pulses along selected branches - a prospect with many interesting possibilities for wave control in disordered environments.
arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures, including appendix
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