Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Our ability to generate new distributions of light has been remarkably enhanced in recent years. At the most fundamental level, these light patterns are obtained by ingeniously combining different electromagnetic modes. Interestingly, the modal superposition occurs in the spatial, temporal as well as spatio-temporal domain. This generalized concept of structured light is being applied across the entire spectrum of optics: generating classical and quantum states of light, harnessing linear and nonlinear light-matter interactions, and advancing applications in microscopy, spectroscopy, holography, communication, and synchronization. This Roadmap highlights the common roots of these different techniques and thus establishes links between research areas that complement each other seamlessly. We provide an overview of all these areas, their backgrounds, current research, and future developments. We highlight the power of multimodal light manipulation and want to inspire new eclectic approaches in this vibrant research community.
Source: Journal of Optics
Authors: Marco Piccardo, Vincent Ginis, Andrew Forbes, Simon Mahler, Asher A Friesem, Nir Davidson, Haoran Ren, Ahmed H Dorrah, Federico Capasso, Firehun T Dullo, Balpreet S Ahluwalia, Antonio Ambrosio, Sylvain Gigan, Nicolas Treps, Markus Hiekkamäki, Robert Fickler, Michael Kues, David Moss, Roberto Morandotti, Johann Riemensberger, Tobias J Kippenberg, Jérôme Faist, Giacomo Scalari, Nathalie Picqué, Theodor W Hänsch, Giulio Cerullo, Cristian Manzoni, Luigi A Lugiato, Massimo Brambilla, Lorenzo Columbo, Alessandra Gatti, Franco Prati, Abbas Shiri, Ayman F Abouraddy, Andrea Alù, Emanuele Galiffi, J B Pendry, Paloma A Huidobro
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, European Commission, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Israel Science Foundation, Magnus Ehrnroothin Säätiö, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, H2020 European Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W3148401003