Classical Entanglement in Structured Optical Fields
Abstract
The goal of the proposed effort is to carry out basic research that couldpotentially lead to new opportunities in science and engineering by harnessing classical entanglement in optical fields. Classical entanglement provides a new paradigm for synthesizing optical fields by judiciously introducing correlations between the physical degrees of freedom of the field, including space, time, and polarization. Such fields display previously unattainable propagation characteristics and new modes of interaction with photonic devices.We plan to explore a variety of possibilities provided by classically entangled optical fields.The proposed effort comprises of several research areas including investigations of new solid state, fiber-based, and integrated on-chip laser arrangements that will directly emit classically entangled light with tunable characteristics. We will also exploit laser frequency combs as a platform for synthesizing optical fields endowed with high-dimensional classical entanglement combined with orbital angular momentum modes, which makes it possible to launch classically entangled light into a multimode fiber, with potential applications in medical endoscopy and remote sensing. Furthermore, sensing configurations that benefit from CE-light will be explored,including the characterization of complex optical media and particle tracking. A new formulation of high-dimensional light fields based on thermodynamics and statistical mechanics will be developed that lead to the possibility of cooling down a light beam (improving its quality) by entangling it with another auxiliary beam in fiber and on-chip platforms. Optical communications through harsh environments will be studied by exploiting new emerging globaldegrees of freedom in classically entangled light. Potential applications of our research include optical beams that can be resistant to environmental disturbances, new modes of mechanical action of light on micro-particles, superior performance of optical sensing systems, and novel communications protocols. Classical entanglement makes possible such exotic devices astransparent solar cells that optimally absorb infrared light and broadband reflective limiters.Our multidisciplinary team consists of experts in all four fields needed for successful research, including quantum optics, classical optics, pure and applied mathematics, and information and image science. Our expertise ranges from theoretical and experimental optical physics to optical sensing and metrology, optical communications, fiber lasers, and on device fabrication, This interdisciplinary research will be extremely beneficial for educating a number ofgraduate and postdoctoral students in various disciplines in all four universities.Impact on DoD capabilities: Our program may lead to new families of synthetic materials and structures that could be useful in a broad range of DoD applications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 11, 2020
- Source ID
- N000142012789
Entities
People
- Ayman F Abouraddy
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Central Florida Board of Trustees