Optical transmission matrix as a probe of the photonic strength

Journal article (2016)

Authors

Duygu Akbulut University of Twente
Tom Strudley University of Southampton
Jacopo Bertolotti University of Twente
E.P.A.M. Bakkers QN/Bakkers Lab , Eindhoven University of Technology
Ad Lagendijk University of Twente
Otto L. Muskens University of Southampton
Willem L. Vos University of Twente
Allard P. Mosk University of Twente
Research Group
QN/Bakkers Lab
Copyright: © 2016 Duygu Akbulut, Tom Strudley, Jacopo Bertolotti, E.P.A.M. Bakkers, Ad Lagendijk, Otto L. Muskens, Willem L. Vos, Allard P. Mosk
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.043817
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Published Date

12-10-2016

Language

English

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QN/Bakkers Lab

Abstract

We demonstrate that optical transmission matrices (TMs) provide a powerful tool to extract the photonic strength of disordered complex media, independent of surface effects. We measure the TM of a strongly scattering GaP nanowire medium and compare the singular value density of the measured TM to a random-matrix-based wave transport model. By varying the transport mean free path and effective refractive index in the model, we retrieve the photonic strength. From separate numerical simulations we conclude that the photonic strength derived from TM statistics is insensitive to the surface reflection at rear surface of the sample.