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ArticleScientific reports2024

Twists through turbidity: propagation of light carrying orbital angular momentum through a complex scattering medium.

Fatima Khanom, Nawal Mohamed, Ivan Lopushenko, Anton Sdobnov, Alexander Doronin, Alexander Bykov, Edik Rafailov, Igor Meglinski

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Fatima KhanomCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK.
Nawal MohamedCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK.
Ivan LopushenkoOptoelectronics and Measurement Techniques, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Anton SdobnovOptoelectronics and Measurement Techniques, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Alexander DoroninSchool of Engineering and Computer Science, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand.
Alexander BykovOptoelectronics and Measurement Techniques, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4500, 90014, Oulu, Finland.
Edik RafailovCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK.
Igor MeglinskiCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK. i.meglinski@aston.ac.uk.

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Abstract

We explore the propagation of structured vortex laser beams-shaped light carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM)-through complex multiple scattering medium. These structured vortex beams consist of a spin component, determined by the polarization of electromagnetic fields, and an orbital component, arising from their spatial structure. Although both spin and orbital angular momenta are conserved when shaped light propagates through a homogeneous, low-scattering medium, we investigate the conservation of these angular momenta during the propagation of Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) beams with varying topological charges through a turbid multiple scattering environment. Our findings demonstrate that the OAM of the LG beam is preserved, exhibiting a distinct phase shift indicative of the 'twist of light' through the turbid medium. This preservation of OAM within such environments is confirmed by in-house developed Monte Carlo simulations, showing strong agreement with experimental studies. Our results suggest exciting prospects for leveraging OAM in sensing applications, opening avenues for groundbreaking fundamental research and practical applications in optical communications and remote sensing.

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Light propagationOrbital angular momentumTurbid scattering mediumTwist of lightVortex beams

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