Revival and Expansion of the Theory of Coherent Lattices
Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 30, 2025

Generation and Coherent Control of Pulsed Quantum Frequency Combs
Published on: June 8, 2018
Dmitry Kouznetsov1,2, Qingzhong Deng1,2, Pol Van Dorpe1,2
1KU Leuven, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Research unit Quantum Solid-State Physics, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Abstract:
An effective way to design structured coherent wave interference patterns that builds on the theory of coherent lattices, is presented. The technique combines prime number factorization in the complex plane with moiré theory to provide a robust way to design structured patterns with variable spacing of intensity maxima. In addition, the proposed theoretical framework facilitates an elegant computation of previously unexplored high-order superlattices both for the periodic and quasiperiodic case. A number of beam configurations highlighting prime examples of patterns for lattices with three-, four-, and fivefold symmetry are verified in a multibeam interference experiment.
Related Concept Videos
Lattice Centering and Coordination Number
Types of Unit Cells
Imagine taking a large number of identical...
Bewley Lattice Diagram
Trends in Lattice Energy: Ion Size and Charge
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
Castigliano's Theorem
First Law: Particles in Two-dimensional Equilibrium
Newton's first law tells us about...

