• DocumentCode
    732837
  • Title

    Reducing the free-space group velocity of single photons by transverse structuring

  • Author

    Giovannini, D. ; Romero, J. ; Potocek, V. ; Ferenczi, G. ; Speirits, F. ; Barnett, S.M. ; Faccio, D. ; Padgett, M.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The group velocity of light in free space is decreased by controlling the transverse spatial structure of the beam. We present experimental results in the single-photon regime, supported by a simple geometric argument and a full theoretical treatment.
  • Keywords
    geometrical optics; free-space group velocity; light group velocity; single-photon regime; transverse spatial structure; transverse structuring; Delays; Feeds; Optical propagation; Optics; Photonics; Velocity measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183274
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=732837