Optical Definition and 701 Threads

HI In a new report published the Thursday 26 October in the journal Science Advances, a team of physicists based in the UK, Germany, New Zealand and Canada describe how new research into "optical angular momentum" (OAM) could overcome current difficulties with using twisted light across open...

I am (still) trying to understand the optics of the Kim et al DCQE set-up. It is the optics of the "erased" cases that I don't understand. These are the entangled pairs where the "idler" photon is detected by D1 and D2. Each detector receives a contribution, from one slit, that has passed...

In his second lecture of the QED series (see below), Prof. Richard Feynman explains the phenomenon of reflection from a plane mirror, and then the working of a diffraction grating with his theory of arrows (probability amplitudes), and we see that how the new theory, which is much moved from the...

Hey guys, is anyone here familiar with birefringence in uniaxial optical media? In such a medium, there are only two types of polarizations allowed for a wave to propagate. A wave with any other polarization will split into two waves with the allowed polarizations (ordinary + extraordinary wave...

A PDLC film or glass also known as "smart glass" is a transparent film or glass with liquid PDLC crystal inside which, when electrical field is generated, can act as an optical shutter. Unlike the traditional LCD shutter it 1) doesn't block light but scatters it 2) it makes no use of polarizers...

In Quantum Optics by Mark Fox, it says that a lossy medium can be modeled by a beam splitter that splits part of the input and sends it to the "loss port", while the unabsorbed energy propagates to the output. This model accounts correctly for the loss, the increased noise at the output etc. Is...

I have been studying Optical Isomerism recently, and I have got one question, answer to which was not in the books that I have. I have understood what the phenomenon is, and that, how one can determine whether the plane of polarised light is rotated, and how to tell from the structure whether...

What is the value of optical effective electron mass for tin metal (white tin)? What is the value of mean free path for electron of tin metal? At least give me some websites or papers where I can find it?

Hey all, I was reading Efficient Linear Optics Quantum Computation by Knill, Laflamme, and Milburn, when I came across their expression for the Hamiltonian for a phase shifter, given as ##\textbf{n}^{(\ell)} = \textbf{a}^{(\ell)\dagger} \textbf{a}^{(\ell)}##, where ##\ell## indicates the mode...

I'm trying to relate some different frequencies together in an experiment. Say I have 3 different frequencies, \omega_1,\omega_2, \omega_3. Omega 3 is the large envelope, and the other two must fit inside of it, and so they are integer multiples of each other. Is there some way to express...

Hello, can I ask you if you have some experience with hyperion modular eyepiece adapter? I would like to know what is its main advantages compare to standard eyepiece ( as it is about ten times more expensive..) thank ou...

Homework Statement I have a system like image below An object 1 (OP = Object plane) is projected onto the image plane 1 (IMP) where an eye is located, with a beam splitter (BS). This eye is also looking at some object at distance far away. I would like to magnify this image of the object at...

I am learning about lasers and trying to clear up some blurry concepts in my head so I am not necessary using heavy math for description here so please bear with me. Let's take EM field in a rectangular box with walls that are perfect conductors (optical cavity). EM field distribution inside...

I posted the following on a phone forum and got no replies, as expected. It's a bit out-of-the-way and technical. Thought this might be a better place since the question still interests me. I'm using my phone to take photos of assembly procedures on my electronics workbench. However, the focus...

What exactly is Optical Transform? Is it simply shining lights on material to see diffraction patterns? Why the word "Transform"? I can't get any definition of this in the net. Is it about performing Fourier Transform on the light and getting this displayed on the screen or does the screen...

I am Professor of Inorganic Chemistry of the State University of Southwest of Bahia - UESB. I have a PhD from UFMG in Natural Product Chemistry. I use the polarimeter in my experiments and would like to understand what happens on a micro scale (chiral molecules) to provide the phenomenon of...

There are two optically transparent tissues in the human body: the cornea and the lens. But how they achieve this transparency is different, and both in turn appear to achieve this differently than in other optically clear materials like glass. The transmission of light through glass or other...

Now I am studying a bit of optical fibers. And of course generally optical fiber works because of total reflection property of the light, which happens when the light from higher medium hits the lower medium material. However I recently found out that there also is a thing 'Hollow optical...

Hi, If I understood it correctly, the coefficient of attenuation for a single optical fiber, is alpha = (10/L)*log(P(0)/P(L)). Assuming if I knew the properties of the optical fiber and the amount of optical fiber in the bundle, then the total attenuation for the bundle is approximately number...

Hello Is it possible to direct sunlight into the optical fiber by magnifying glass and a prism like the image below? if yes , what shape of prism should i use to do this? Thank you

I am trying to assemble an optical tweezers setup and was thinking if it is realistic to assemble an optical tweezers setup using 3D printed parts? Also can DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) be used instead of SLM to manipulate the beam and generate multiple traps?

Hello, can anyone explain me how optical system of a structured light 3d scanner like this one works? I tried to google it, but still didn't understand how it get's Z coordinate.

in an optical fibre the cladding used is ussually of a lesser refractive index so that total internal reflection occurs inside core. instead of using such a combination why can't we use a mirror like surface? will the use of opaque material partially absorb some amount of light?

Hello, Can someone recommend a book for Optical physics? I am keen to learn rigorously some fundamental aspects of light passing through various mediums (lens). I want to understand terms such as focus, blur, aberrations etc. -Ranga

Homework Statement Can a single mode fiber become multimode if the wavelength of the light passed through it is small enough? I put a HeNe laser (633nm) through what I thought was a single mode fiber. If it's supposed to operate at 1300nm, then would a low wavelength of 633nm cause multiple...

Hi, i have a question about the optical interference, supposing we have two LEDs which spectra are partially overlapped, can we have interferences?? is there any chance to have a partial coherence between the two lights??

Is there anything that would make a single mode fibre's speckle pattern not look Gaussian? I've attached two images (below) The Fibre C speckle pattern looks multimode The Fibre A speckle pattern doesn't really look convincingly like multimode or like single mode. A HeNe laser was used to...

Homework Statement A beam of $$^{39}K$$ atoms is slowed with a Zeeman slower with laser light tuned to the $$4s^2S_{1/2} --4p^2P_{3/2}$$ transition with $$F=2, m_F=2 -> F'=3,m_{F'}=3 (\lambda =767nm)$$ Nuclear spin $$I=3/2$$. The most probably velocity the atoms escape from the oven with is...

Hi all! I have an optical system made up like this: Circular led source -> smaller circular diaphragm -> circular even smaller lens -> cmos sensor at the posterior focal plane This is the in scale model: The image is optically after the focal plane, but practically it will lie on it due to...

Hi people, i am doing the deconvolution of the optical absorption spectra of some quartz samples . The optical absorption spectra were obtained following a step annealing procedure.For the deconvolution i am using the Origin 9, so my question is.. Why in some articles i find the deconvolution...

Homework Statement A farsighted man uses eyeglasses with a refractive power of 2.05 diopters. Wearing the glasses 0.020 m from his eyes, he is able to read books held no closer than 0.265 m from his eyes. He would like a prescription for contact lenses to serve the same purpose. What is the...

Homework Statement Consider an optical tweezer operated in the ray optics regime as shown in Figure. Net reflection angle of the ray shown in Figure is θ = 10◦ (See Figure). Since more photons take the thick ray than the thin ray, a net force of F = 1 pN is exerted on the sphere toward the...

I feel a bit stuid for asking this. I have an optical system conisting of a laser source, a lens with some focal length F and aperture stop `(with some diamater D), followed by another lens (with another focal length) f and aperture stop d at some distance r from the first aperture stop D. What...

Homework Statement [/B] As part of my coursework in a sensor systems module at university I was given the question: State the most important reason why the photovoltaic (as opposed to photoconductive) mode would be the most suitable choice for a long distance fibre optic transmission system...

Just wanted to share this, mainly because I really liked the videos (found in the supplementary section at the end). Moderators, feel free to move it to a more appropriate place. Observation of laser pulse propagation in optical fibers with a SPAD camera Recording processes and events that...

Hi guys, I have one question or maybe some questions about creation an optical system. I have a drawing of the system (see below) where are placed 2 right angle prisms. The aim of this is to reflect image from "A" to "B". I suppose that I will need to add some lenses to do it right without...

I was just wondering if anyone new approximately how many AMO physics departments existed. Because I know that not every school has one. I was disappointed when I found out that my school doesn't have one. Thanks.

I found this optical illusion today on the internet. This posting is accompanied by an explanation of how it works, that invokes lateral inhibition among neurons in the visual system. There is another version of this available on the internet where they show two versions. one version has red...

I need to learn more about optical clocks, frequency combs, atom trapping, atom interferometry, etc., and I'm wondering if there are good books or review papers you recommend? The papers I'm reading can be hard to understand and often assume knowledge I don't have. I'm a grad student if that...

Which book (on optics) can I find talking about Faraday rotator?

Using Optical Computing, what is the max amount of state changes that 1 transistor could theoretically have within 1 second? I once read that an electrical transistor could achieve 100 billion state changes per second, but I'm wondering what the number is for light, *and what it could...

What are the key elements for an optical phenomenon and what are the underlying basic assumptions? Example: the key elements of flight are lift, drag, thrust and weight/gravity. Also would you please recommend resources I could use to find other people that would be interested in this topic?

Dear all, This is my first post and I'm not sure if it's the right place to ask so don't hesitate to advise if necessary. I would like to know if it's possible that an optical detector (the complete system including sensor and front-end electronics) has a better sensitivity at medium flux than...

In fluid dynamics there is a duckbill check valve to prevent the reverse flow. In EM wave an antenna emmits/receive at the same efficiency. Is there anyway one can make a check valve for antenna so that it emmits more than received or vice versa...or perhaps emitts without even receive?

I am reading a text on coherent radiation and not quite understanding a particular statement. To provide some background, the authors state that coherent radiation can arise from light-matter interactions even when considering lengths, ##L##, much smaller than the wavelength (i.e. ##V \sim L^3...

Hello, How do I calculate the critical bending radius of a single mode optical fibre? I'm using a polyimide coated fibre with coating diameter of 155μm. The wavelength is 1550nm. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you

Hello, For optical bandpass filter specification, what do they mean by 0.1nm bandpass filter? What is the equivalent bandpass frequency range of the filter? Thank you.

I need to understand if Optical-gain peak, (Photoluminescence) PL peak and the Electroluminescence (EL) peak are they same or different. If they are the same/different what the corresponding conditions? Would be easier for me if bulk GaAs is used for the explanation (comparison at same...

firstly hello to all, I'm new here and i'd like to ask admins to forgive me if i posted this thread in a wrong place - i could not find Optics section. i need a fresnel collimated UV light with adjustable focus. don't trust the ordinary lens because of optical aberration. one with a diameter of...

I have multiple sources that have a max power output of 60mW, I am using a power meter that can read up to 200mW but when I connect directly to the source channel I get approximately 15mW or less. I have tried a different meter and I have tried different sources only to end up with the same...