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Geometric phases in astigmatic optical modes of arbitrary order
Steven J. M. Habraken, Gerard Nienhuis
The transverse spatial structure of a paraxial beam of light is fully characterized by a set of parameters that vary only slowly under free propagation. They specify bosonic ladder…
Rotationally induced vortices in optical cavity modes
Steven J. M. Habraken, Gerard Nienhuis
We show that vortices appear in the modes of an astigmatic optical cavity when it is put into rotation about its optical axis. We study the properties of these vortices and discuss…
Rotational stabilization and destabilization of an optical cavity
Steven J. M. Habraken, Gerard Nienhuis
We investigate the effects of rotation about the axis of an astigmatic two-mirror cavity on its optical properties. This simple geometry is the first example of an optical system t…
Photons in polychromatic rotating modes
S. J. van Enk, G. Nienhuis
We propose a quantum theory of rotating light beams and study some of its properties. Such beams are polychromatic and have either a slowly rotating polarization or a slowly rotati…
Angular spectrum of quantized light beams
A. Aiello, J. Visser, G. Nienhuis +1
We introduce a generalized angular spectrum representation for quantized light beams. By using our formalism, we are able to derive simple expressions for the electromagnetic vecto…
Coherent control of atom dynamics in an optical lattice
H. L. Haroutyunyan, G. Nienhuis
On the basis of a simple exactly solvable model we discuss the possibilities for state preparation and state control of atoms in a periodic optical potential. In addition to the pe…