Measuring the Complete Transverse Spatial Mode Spectrum of a Wave Field

Details Measuring the Complete Transverse Spatial Mode Spectrum of a Wave Field Measuring the Complete Transverse Spatial Mode Spectrum of a Wave Field

2008-04-29

arxiv.org/abs/0804.4669v1

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 173902 (2008)

Physics

Quantum Physics

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.173902

We put forward a method that allows the experimental determination of the entire spatial mode spectrum of any arbitrary monochromatic wave field in a plane normal to its propagation direction. For coherent optical fields, our spatial spectrum analyzer can be implemented with a small number of benchmark refractive elements embedded in a single Mach-Zehnder interferometer. We detail an efficient setup for measuring in the Hermite-Gaussian mode basis. Our scheme should also be feasible in the context of atom optics for analyzing the spatial profiles of macroscopic matter waves.

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