Illustration of New Vortex Detector (IMAGE)

Harvard University

Illustration of New Vortex Detector

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This illustration (not to scale) simulates the process by which an incoming complex wave can be identified and transmitted to a photodetector.

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Image courtesy of Patrice Genevet.

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