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We propose an optical encryption framework that can encrypt and decrypt large-sized images beyond the size of the encrypted image using our two methods: random phase-free method and scaled diffraction. In order to record the entire image…

The measurement of weak continuous forces exerted on a mechanical oscillator is a fundamental problem in various physical experiments. It is fundamentally impeded by quantum back-action from the meter used to sense the displacement of the…

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It has been suggested that space-time might undergo fluctuations because of its intrinsic quantum nature. These fluctuations would pose a fundamental limit to the ability of measuring distances with arbitrary precision, beyond any…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 S. Schiller , C. Laemmerzahl , H. Mueller , C. Braxmaier , S. Herrmann , A. Peters

This paper shows a novel method to precisely measure the laser power using an optomechanical system. By measuring a mirror displacement caused by the reflection of an amplitude modulated laser beam, the number of photons in the incident…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-01-28 Kazuhiro Agatsuma , Daniel Friedrich , Stefan Ballmer , Giulia DeSalvo , Shihori Sakata , Erina Nishida , Seiji Kawamura

The aim of this paper is first to review the derivation of a model describing the propagation of an optical wave in a photorefractive medium and to present various mathematical results on this model: Cauchy problem, solitary waves.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-12-03 Brigitte Bidégaray-Fesquet , Jean-Claude Saut

Detecting and weighing the individual nanoparticles is an important approach to study the behavior and properties of single particles. Here we illustrate an effective mass sensing scheme using optomechanical resonator system. Based on the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-28 Yong-Pan Gao , Tie-Jun Wang , Cong Cao , Si-Chen Mi , Daquan Yang , Yong Zhang , Chuan Wang

A new system, consisting of a double channel Fabry Perot etalon and laser diodes emitting around 780 nm is described and proposed to be used for air refractive index measurements. The principle of this refractometer is based on frequency…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 N. -E. Khélifa , H. Fang , J. Xu , P. Juncar , M. Himbert

We present a Michelson-Morley type experiment for testing the isotropy of the speed of light in vacuum and matter. The experiment compares the resonance frequency of a monolithic optical sapphire resonator with the resonance frequency of an…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-08-23 M. Nagel , K. Möhle , K. Döringshoff , S. Herrmann , A. Senger , E. V. Kovalchuk , A. Peters

The optical transmission matrix (TM) characterizes the transmission properties of a sample. We show a novel experimental procedure for measuring the TM of light waves in a slab geometry based on sampling the light field on a hexagonal…

Optics · Physics 2020-03-11 Pritam Pai , Jeroen Bosch , Allard P. Mosk

Achieving low-latency time-reversal of broadband radiofrequency signals is crucial for reliable communications in dynamic, uncontrolled environments. However, existing approaches are either digitally assisted -- making broadband extension…

Optics · Physics 2025-08-07 Thomas Llauze , Anne Louchet-Chauvet

Non-invasive in vivo sensing of the lung with light would help diagnose and monitor pulmonary disorders (caused by e.g. COVID-19, emphysema, immature lung tissue in infants). We investigated the possibility to probe the lung with time…

Ultra-rapid, high-precision distance metrology is critical for both advanced scientific research and practical applications. However, current light detection and ranging technologies struggle to simultaneously achieve high measurement…

We describe a new method for estimating the direction of sound in a reverberant environment from basic principles of sound propagation. The method utilizes SNR-adaptive features from time-delay and energy of the directional components after…

Sound · Computer Science 2024-07-16 Mohamed F. Mansour

In fiber optic sensing, time delays induced by polarization mode dispersion can distort signals in systems relying on phase or intensity variations for measurement, degrading performance, especially in long distance, high-precision…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-08 Wei-Qian Zhao , Zi-Fu Su , Ya-Fei Yu , Jin-Dong Wang

Novel optical phenomena, including electromagnetically induced transparency, slow light, superluminal light propagation, have recently been demonstrated in diverse physical implementations. These phenomena are challenging to realize in…

Optics · Physics 2007-12-03 Vikas Anant , Ayman F. Abouraddy , Karl K. Berggren

Complex amplitude measurement is an essential prerequisite for light field characterization. In this work, we propose a one-time measurement method to characterize the complex amplitude of symmetry superposed optical vortices (SSOVs) with…

Optics · Physics 2025-06-24 Chen Wang , Yuan Ren

The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer uses a near-infrared camera to measure the optical path length variations between the two AO-corrected apertures and provide high-angular resolution observations for all its science channels…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 D. Defrère , P. Hinz , E. Downey , M. Böhm , W. C. Danchi , O. Durney , S. Ertel , J. M. Hill , W. F. Hoffmann , B. Mennesson , R. Millan-Gabet , M. Montoya , J. -U. Pott , A. Skemer , E. Spalding , J. Stone , A. Vaz

Optical imaging through diffusive, visually-opaque barriers, and around corners is an important challenge in many fields, ranging from defense to medical applications. Recently, novel techniques that combine time-of-flight (TOF)…

Optics · Physics 2023-05-12 Jeremy Boger-Lombard , Ori Katz

This article presents a novel type of very long baseline astronomical interferometer that uses the fluctuations, as a function of time, of the intensity measured by a quadratic detector, which is a common type of astronomical detector. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-24 Ermanno F. Borra

Ultrasound-modulated optical tomography enables sharp 3D optical imaging of tissues and other turbid media, but the light modulation signals are hard to sensitively measure. A common solution, involving photorefractive crystals, enables the…

Optics · Physics 2018-04-19 Steven J. Byrnes