Focusing coherent light through opaque strongly scattering media

2007/08/02 by Ivo M. Vellekoop, Allard P. Mosk · 30 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Random lasers and scattering media #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #Optics #Opacity #Brightness #Wavefront #Light scattering #Scattering #Physics #Light beam

paper · doi:10.1364/ol.32.002309

openalex publication_date 2007/08/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

We report focusing of coherent light through opaque scattering materials by control of the incident wavefront. The multiply scattered light forms a focus with a brightness that is up to a factor of 1000 higher than the brightness of the normal diffuse transmission.

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