4 papers
Tailoring Spatial Modes Produced by Stimulated Parametric Downconversion
A. A. Aguilar-Cardoso, C. Li, T. J. B. Luck +4
We theoretically study and experimentally demonstrate controlled generation of spatial modes of light via stimulated parametric downconversion (StimPDC) by transferring the spatial…
Experimental demonstration of high compression of space by optical spaceplates
Ryan Hogan, Yaryna Mamchur, R. Margoth Cordova-Castro +5
The physical size of optical imaging systems is one of the greatest constraints on their use, limiting the performance and deployment of a range of systems from telescopes to mobil…
Properties and Applications of the Kirkwood-Dirac Distribution
David R. M. Arvidsson-Shukur, William F. Braasch, Stephan De Bievre +6
Recent years have seen the Kirkwood-Dirac (KD) distribution come to the forefront as a powerful quasi-probability distribution for analysing quantum mechanics. The KD distribution…
The shadow of a laser beam
Raphael A Abrahao, Henri P N Morin, Jordan T R Page +3
Light, being massless, casts no shadow; under ordinary circumstances, photons pass right through each other unimpeded. Here, we demonstrate a laser beam acting like an object - the…