Speaker
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR)
Description
With modern liquid crystal devices it is possible to implement digital holograms for the modulation in amplitude and phase of light: so called 'structured light'. In this non-specialist talk, we will introduce the concept of complex amplitude modulation, and show how light can be tailored to have interesting properties: defying diffraction, twisted like a spring in intensity and phase, and made to bend around corners! The ability to create arbitrarily complex fields opens up a plethora of applications, from controlling the micro-world through optical traps, to probing the quantum world with twisted light.
| Level (Hons, MSc, <br> PhD, other)? | PhD |
|---|---|
| Consider for a student <br> award (Yes / No)? | No |
| Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)? | No |
Primary author
Prof.
Andrew Forbes
(CSIR)
