Maximum information states for coherent scattering measurements

[D. Bouchet et al., Nat. Phys., 71 (2021)]

Coherent light is a popular tool for sensing and imaging. In simple cases, one can guess or compute a spatial and/or temporal excitation beam profile that ensures that the information about a specific target can be retrieved. However, there was no general rule to find the optimal states of light that maximize the precision of a given parameter estimation. Moreover, such states are expected to depend heavily on the parameter one tries to measure. In the present paper, the authors define a general framework to identify such optimal spatial channels, regardless of the complexity of the propagating medium, using the measurement of the transmission matrix. They demonstrate this concept using wavefront shaping to probe the phase and the position of a target hidden behind a static scattering medium.

Model-based wavefront shaping microscopy

[A. Thendiyammal et al.,  Opt. Lett., 45 (2020)]

Wavefront shaping offers the possibility to increasing microscopic imaging depth. By learning how to focus deep inside a (not too) scattering medium, we also learn how to compensate for scattering effects around this area, allowing us to retrieve an image of this area. Typically, finding the wavefront that focuses light at a given target is done using a feedback optimization procedure, or by measuring the response of the system. In this paper, the authors propose another approach. They first create a model of the system thanks to some calibration measurements. The model is then used for finding the optical input wavefront that would be utilized for imaging at different depths. They experimentally demonstrate the advantage of this technique for two-photon fluorescent imaging through a low scattering medium.

Postdoctoral position: Matrix approach for resonant multiple scattering of light (theory)

Langevin Institute, Paris

We propose a 2 years postdoctoral position in the Waves Theory and Mesoscopic Physics group of the Langevin Institute under the supervision of Arthur Goetschy. The goal of the project is to provide a theory for the scattering matrix of strongly scattering media made of resonant units for wavefront shaping applications. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in wave physics with a solid background on wave propagation in complex systems.
Contact: arthur.goetschy@espci.psl.eu

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Real-time shaping of entangled photons by classical control and feedback

[O. Lib, G. Hasson and Y. Bromberg, Sci. Adv. 6 (2020)]

Wavefront shaping offers the possibility to compensate for the effect of propagation through heterogeneous media. However, when using a single or a few photons, the feedback signal is typically too weak to allow real-time wavefront shaping applications, which limits applications for quantum communications using entangled photons. In this paper from the team of Yaron Bromberg at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the authors overcome this challenge by using as feedback the classical signal of the pump that follows the same path as the entangled photon. It allows adapting in real-time the pump wavefront to compensate for the aberrations/scattering introduced by a heterogeneous dynamic sample.