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Interferometry-based modal analysis with finite aperture effects

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: We analyze the effects of aperture finiteness on interferograms recorded to unveil the modal content of optical beams in arbitrary bases using generalized interferometry. We develop a scheme for modal reconstruction from interferometric measurements that accounts for the ensuing clipping effects. Clipping-cognizant reconstruction is shown to yield significant performance gains over traditional schemes that overlook such effects that do arise in practice.

Source: Journal of the Optical Society of America A

DOI: 10.1364/josaa.35.001880

Authors: Davood Mardani, Ayman F. Abouraddy, George K. Atia

Institution: University of Central Florida

Language: English

Topic: Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research

Awards: G1409505760, G1851310322, CAREER: Inference-Driven Data Processing and Acquisition: Scalability, Robustness and Control