Structured Light for Optical Communication highlights principles and applications in the rapidly evolving field of structured light in wide-ranging contexts, from classical forms of communication to new frontiers of quantum communication. Besides the basic principles and applications, the book covers the background of structured light in its most common forms, as well as state-of-the-art developments. Structured light has been hailed as affording outstanding prospects for the realization of high bandwidth communication, enhanced tools for more highly secure cryptography, and exciting opportunities for providing a reliable platform for quantum computing.
This book is a valuable resource for graduate students and other active researchers, as well as others who may be interested in learning about this cutting-edge research field.
1. 2.1 Introduction - p. 40 2. 2.2 Optical angular momentum - p. page39 3. 2.3 Helmholtz equation and paraxial regime - p. page40 4. 2.4 Structured light - p. 42 5. 2.5 Bessel and Bessel-Gaussian vortex beams - p. page46 6. 2.6 Non-paraxial LG beams - p. page47 7. 2.7 Paraxial beams with small waists - p. 51 8. 2.8 Chirality and helicity - p. 52 9. 2.9 Multiple vortex beams - p. 57 10. 2.10 No axial shift—polarization gradients - p. 61 11. 2.11 Quantization of optical angular momentum - p. 71 12. 2.12 Conclusions - p. 75 13. References - p. page75 14. Chapter 3. Quantum features of structured light - p. 77 15. Chapter 4. Poincaré beams for optical communications - p. 95 16. Chapter 5. Operators in paraxial quantum optics - p. 107 17. Abstract - p. 107 18. Contents - p. page107 19. 5.1 Introduction - p. page107 20. 5.2 Quantization and conserved quantities of Maxwell field - p. page109 21. 5.3 Paraxial quantum fields - p. 114 22. 5.4 Paraxial modes and harmonic oscillators - p. 119 23. 5.5 Paraxial energy, momentum and angular momentum - p. page122 24. 5.6 Operator description of Gaussian paraxial modes - p. 124 25. 5.7 Schwinger representation of Laguerre–Gauss modes - p. 130 26. 5.8 Conclusions - p. page134 27. References - p. page136 28. Chapter 6. Quantum cryptography with structured photons - p. 139 29. Chapter 7. Spin and orbital angular momentum coupling - p. 177 30. Chapter 8. Quantum communication with structured photons - p. 205 31. Chapter 9. Optical angular momentum interaction with turbulent and scattering media - p. 237 32. Chapter 10. Causes and mitigation of modal crosstalk in OAM multiplexed optical communication links - p. 259 33. Index - p. 291
Structured Light for Optical Communication highlights principles and applications in the rapidly evolving field of structured light in wide-ranging contexts, from classical forms of communication to new frontiers of quantum communication. Besides the basic principles and applications, the book covers the background of structured light in its most common forms, as well as state-of-the-art developments. Structured light has been hailed as affording outstanding prospects for the realization of high bandwidth communication, enhanced tools for more highly secure cryptography, and exciting opportunities for providing a reliable platform for quantum computing.
This book is a valuable resource for graduate students and other active researchers, as well as others who may be interested in learning about this cutting-edge research field.
1. 2.1 Introduction - p. 40 2. 2.2 Optical angular momentum - p. page39 3. 2.3 Helmholtz equation and paraxial regime - p. page40 4. 2.4 Structured light - p. 42 5. 2.5 Bessel and Bessel-Gaussian vortex beams - p. page46 6. 2.6 Non-paraxial LG beams - p. page47 7. 2.7 Paraxial beams with small waists - p. 51 8. 2.8 Chirality and helicity - p. 52 9. 2.9 Multiple vortex beams - p. 57 10. 2.10 No axial shift—polarization gradients - p. 61 11. 2.11 Quantization of optical angular momentum - p. 71 12. 2.12 Conclusions - p. 75 13. References - p. page75 14. Chapter 3. Quantum features of structured light - p. 77 15. Chapter 4. Poincaré beams for optical communications - p. 95 16. Chapter 5. Operators in paraxial quantum optics - p. 107 17. Abstract - p. 107 18. Contents - p. page107 19. 5.1 Introduction - p. page107 20. 5.2 Quantization and conserved quantities of Maxwell field - p. page109 21. 5.3 Paraxial quantum fields - p. 114 22. 5.4 Paraxial modes and harmonic oscillators - p. 119 23. 5.5 Paraxial energy, momentum and angular momentum - p. page122 24. 5.6 Operator description of Gaussian paraxial modes - p. 124 25. 5.7 Schwinger representation of Laguerre–Gauss modes - p. 130 26. 5.8 Conclusions - p. page134 27. References - p. page136 28. Chapter 6. Quantum cryptography with structured photons - p. 139 29. Chapter 7. Spin and orbital angular momentum coupling - p. 177 30. Chapter 8. Quantum communication with structured photons - p. 205 31. Chapter 9. Optical angular momentum interaction with turbulent and scattering media - p. 237 32. Chapter 10. Causes and mitigation of modal crosstalk in OAM multiplexed optical communication links - p. 259 33. Index - p. 291
