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Imaging the temporal profile of structured optical modes.

Imogen Morland, Stirling Scholes, Feng Zhu

|November 14, 2024

Summary

Spatially structured optical modes travel slower than light, causing temporal delays. Our imaging technique measures these delays and their resulting temporal broadening in optical modes.

Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Wave Propagation

Background:

Spatially structured optical modes possess a group velocity less than the speed of light (c).
This reduced group velocity leads to a measurable temporal delay compared to plane waves.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and demonstrate a technique for imaging temporal delays in optical modes.
To quantify the temporal delay and its consequences across various structured optical modes.

Main Methods:

Development of a novel imaging technique to visualize temporal delays.
Measurement of temporal delays across a set of structured optical modes.
Analysis of temporal broadening and spectral narrowing resulting from spatially varying delays.

Main Results:

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Successfully imaged and measured temporal delays in structured optical modes.
Observed approximately 1% temporal broadening for a focused Gaussian mode.
Quantified a spectral narrowing of approximately 0.03 nm corresponding to the temporal broadening.

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Imaging is crucial for a comprehensive understanding of group velocity in structured optical modes.
Spatially varying temporal delays inherently cause temporal broadening and spectral narrowing.
The developed technique provides essential insights into the dynamics of structured light propagation.