Controlling single-photon Fock-state propagation through opaque scattering media
Abstract
The control of light scattering is essential in many quantum optical experiments. Wavefront shaping is a technique used for ultimate control over wave propagation through multiple-scattering media by adaptive manipulation of incident waves. We control the propagation of single-photon Fock states through opaque scattering media by spatial phase modulation of the incident wavefront. We enhance the probability that a single photon arrives in a target output mode with a factor 30. Our proof-of-principle experiment shows that the propagation of quantum light through multiple-scattering media can be controlled, with prospective applications in quantum communication and quantum cryptography.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
- Pub Date:
- September 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00340-013-5742-5
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1210.8388
- Bibcode:
- 2014ApPhB.116..603H
- Keywords:
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- Physics - Optics
- E-Print:
- doi:10.1007/s00340-013-5742-5