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Dorian Bouchet¹, Rémi Carminati², Allard P Mosk¹

¹Nanophotonics, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80000, 3508 TA Utrecht, Netherlands.

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We found that controlling scattered light with wavefront shaping improves localization precision. This precision depends on the environment

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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Wave Phenomena
Nanoscale Science

Background:

Wavefront shaping manipulates light propagation.
Scattering environments affect light localization.
Subwavelength scatterers are key components in nanoscale systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine the fundamental limits of localization precision for subwavelength scatterers.
To investigate the role of scattering environments in localization.
To explore wavefront shaping for enhanced control over scattered light.

Main Methods:

Numerical simulations of light scattering.
Analysis of local density of states.
Calculation of dressed polarizability.
Application of wavefront shaping techniques.

Main Results:

Localization precision improves with local density of states in weakly scattering environments.
In strongly scattering environments, precision depends on dressed polarizability, accounting for environmental backaction.
Wavefront shaping offers control over information in scattered light.

Conclusions:

Understanding environmental effects is crucial for precise localization.
Wavefront shaping provides a powerful tool for manipulating light localization.
Potential applications exist in sensing, imaging, and nanoscale engineering.