Coherent Control of Total Transmission of Light through Disordered Media

2013/08/31 by Sébastien M. Popoff, S. M. Popoff, A. Goetschy +6 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Computational physics #Computer science #Materials science #Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing #Optics #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Physics #Random lasers and scattering media #Range (aeronautics) #Slab #Statistical physics #Telecommunications #Transmission (telecommunications) #Wavefront #cond-mat.dis-nn #physics.optics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.112.133903

5 pages, 4 figures, + appendix

arxiv created 2013/12/03 · openalex publication_date 2014/04/01 · arxiv updated 2015/06/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We demonstrate order of magnitude coherent control of total transmission of light through random media by shaping the wave front of the input light. To understand how the finite illumination area on a wide slab affects the maximum values of total transmission, we develop a model based on random matrix theory that reveals the role of long-range correlations. Its predictions are confirmed by numerical simulations and provide physical insight into the experimental results.

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