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Coherent diffractive imaging (CDI) has been widely applied in the physical and biological sciences using synchrotron radiation, XFELs, high harmonic generation, electrons and optical lasers. One of CDI's important applications is to probe…
The recently demonstrated control over light distribution through turbid media based on real-time three-dimensional optoacoustic feedback has offered promising prospects to interferometrically focus light within scattering objects.…
We present an approach for improving spatial frequency sampling in active incoherent millimeter-wave (AIM) imaging systems using frequency diversity. AIM imaging relies on active transmission of spatio-temporally incoherent signals to…
In this paper we numerically investigate the influence of dissipation during particle collisions in an homogeneous turbulent velocity field by coupling a discrete element method to a Lattice-Boltzmann simulation with spectral forcing. We…
Non-invasive imaging plays a crucial role in the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of numerous medical conditions. This article discusses recent advancements in coherent imaging techniques.The article begins by discussing the…
Spatio-temporal imaging of light propagation is very important in photonics because it provides the most direct tool available to study the interaction between light and its host environment. Sub-ps time resolution is needed to investigate…
Coherence properties and wavelength of light sources are indispensable for optical coherence microscopy/tomography as they greatly influence the signal to noise ratio, axial resolution, and penetration depth of the system. In the present…
We study the interference between two parallel-propagating Gaussian beams, originated from the same source, as their transverse separation is tuned. The interference pattern as a function of such separation lead us to determine the spatial…
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is capable of non-destructively obtaining cross-sectional information of samples with micrometer spatial resolution, which plays an important role in ophthalmology and endovascular medicine. Measuring OCT…
We study spatial coherence properties of a system composed of periodic silver nanoparticle arrays covered with a fluorescent organic molecule (DiD) film. The evolution of spatial coherence of this composite structure from the weak to the…
We measure the decoherence of a spatially separated atomic superposition due to spontaneous photon scattering. We observe a qualitative change in decoherence versus separation as the number of scattered photons increases, and verify…
Manipulating the propagation of light through scattering media remains a major challenge for many applications, including astronomy, biomedical imaging and colloidal optics. Wavefront shaping is one of the most promising ways to mitigate…
We analyze an experimental setup in which a quasi-monochromatic spatially coherent beam of light is used to probe a paraxial optical scatterer. We discuss the effect of the spatial coherence of the probe beam on the Mueller matrix…
Some consequences of spatio-temporal symmetry for the deterministic decomposition of complex light fields into factorized components are considered. This enables to reveal interrelations between spatial and temporal coherence properties of…
When coherent light interacts with an ordered lattice whose periodicity is comparable to its wavelength, constructive interference produces a diffraction pattern as in crystallography, where x-rays are employed to reveal atomic structures.…
We present a numerical study of the spatial coherence of light that is radiated from a dilute ensemble of atoms. The spatial coherence is established as a result of the collective (cooperative) coupling of the atoms to the light, and is…
We present Hilbert space representation for a relatively broad class of minimum-length deformed quantum mechanical models obtained by incorporating a space-time uncertainty relation into quantum mechanics. The correspondingly modified field…
The confocal microwave imaging (CMI) algorithm, which is used in radar imaging, has been applied to microwave medical imaging (MMI) [1, 2]. In MMI, the diseased region to be imaged has different electromagnetic characteristics from that of…
Diffraction microtomography in coherent light is foreseen as a promising technique to image transparent living samples in three dimensions without staining. Contrary to conventional microscopy with incoherent light, which gives…
Increasing requirements in the sensitivity of interferometric measurements is a common feature of several research fields, from gravitational wave detection to quantum optics. This motivates refined studies of high reflectivity mirrors and…