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Assembling large-scale, defect-free Rydberg atom arrays is a key technology for neutral-atom quantum computation. Dynamic holographic optical tweezers enable the assembly and reconfiguration of such arrays, but phase mismatches between…
Phase-only spatial light modulators can be employed to structure laser light in complex three dimensional focusing patterns, with a variety of applications. While spatial light modulators have typical refresh frequencies of tens of Hz, the…
Direct minimisation of a cost function can in principle provide a versatile and highly controllable route to computational hologram generation. However, to date iterative Fourier transform algorithms have been predominantly used. Here we…
Computer-generated holograms with their animated, three-dimensional appearance have long appealed to our imagination as the path towards truly immersive displays with bi-directional natural parallax. Impressive progress in updateable 3-D…
We report the realization of a new iterative Fourier-transform algorithm for creating holograms that can diffract light into an arbitrary two-dimensional intensity profile. We show that the predicted intensity distributions are smooth with…
We present a convolution approach for the generation of optical bottle beams that combines established techniques of holographic optical trapping with hollow intensity distributions in order to manipulate absorbing particles. The…
We have generated multiple micron-sized optical dipole traps for neutral atoms using holographic techniques with a programmable liquid crystal spatial light modulator. The setup allows the storing of a single atom per trap, and the…
We propose an automatic algorithm for 3D inverse electromagnetic scattering based on the combination of topological derivatives and regularized Gauss-Newton iterations. The algorithm is adapted to decoding digital holograms. A hologram is a…
We discuss and compare three algorithms for generating holograms: simple rounding, Floyd-Steinberg error diffusion dithering, and mixed region amplitude freedom (MRAF). The methods are optimised for producing large arrays of tightly focused…
Holographic optical tweezers can be applied to manipulate microscopic particles in arbitrary optical patterns, which classical optical tweezers cannot do. This ability relies on accurate computer-generated holography (CGH), yet most CGH…
Computer-generated holograms (CGHs) are used in holographic three-dimensional (3D) displays and holographic projections. The quality of the reconstructed images using phase-only CGHs is degraded because the amplitude of the reconstructed…
We present a novel algorithm for generating high quality holograms for Computer Generated Holography - Holographic Predictive Search. This approach is presented as an alternative to traditional Holographic Search Algorithms such as Direct…
Holographic Predictive Search (HPS) is a novel approach to search-based hologram generation that uses a mathematical understanding of the optical transforms to make informed optimisation decisions. Existing search techniques such as Direct…
This paper provides a tutorial of iterative phase retrieval algorithms based on the Gerchberg-Saxton (GS) algorithm applied in digital holography. In addition, a novel GS-based algorithm that allows reconstruction of 3D samples is…
We report a novel method to generate arbitrary optical focus arrays (OFAs). Our approach rapidly produces computer-generated holograms (CGHs) to precisely control the positions and the intensities of the foci. This is achieved by replacing…
Experimental control and detection of atoms and molecules often rely on optical transitions between different electronic states. In many cases, substructure such as hyperfine or spin-rotation structure leads to the need for multiple optical…
Holographic wave-shaping has found numerous applications across the physical sciences, especially since the development of digital spatial-light modulators (SLMs). A key challenge in digital holography consists in finding optimal hologram…
Optical approaches for wavefront shaping traditionally rely on phase modulation through holographic techniques. Shaping the phase determines a wave's diffraction and hence its intensity distribution in space. We instead show that shaping…
Recently developed iterative and deep learning-based approaches to computer-generated holography (CGH) have been shown to achieve high-quality photorealistic 3D images with spatial light modulators. However, such approaches remain overly…
We describe three algorithms for generating binary-valued holograms. Our methods are optimised for producing large arrays of tightly focussed optical tweezers for trapping particles. Binary-valued holograms allow us to use a digital mirror…