Roadmap on structured waves

KY Bliokh, E Karimi, MJ Padgett, MA Alonso… - Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Structured waves are ubiquitous for all areas of wave physics, both classical and quantum,
where the wavefields are inhomogeneous and cannot be approximated by a single plane …

Experimental realization of neutron helical waves

D Sarenac, ME Henderson, H Ekinci, CW Clark… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Methods of preparation and analysis of structured waves of light, electrons, and atoms have
been advancing rapidly. Despite the proven power of neutrons for material characterization …

Small-angle scattering interferometry with neutron orbital angular momentum states

D Sarenac, ME Henderson, H Ekinci, CW Clark… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Methods to prepare and characterize neutron helical waves carrying orbital angular
momentum (OAM) were recently demonstrated at small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) …

Generation of optical vortices by nonlinear inverse Thomson scattering at arbitrary angle interactions

Y Taira, M Katoh - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We theoretically verify that optical vortices carrying orbital angular momentum are generated
in various astrophysical situations via nonlinear inverse Thomson scattering. Arbitrary angle …

Three phase-grating moiré neutron interferometer for large interferometer area applications

D Sarenac, DA Pushin, MG Huber, DS Hussey, H Miao… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We demonstrate a three phase-grating moiré neutron interferometer in a highly intense
neutron beam as a robust candidate for large area interferometry applications and for the …

Generation and detection of spin-orbit coupled neutron beams

D Sarenac, C Kapahi, W Chen, CW Clark… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - pnas.org
Spin-orbit coupling of light has come to the fore in nanooptics and plasmonics, and is a key
ingredient of topological photonics and chiral quantum optics. We demonstrate a basic tool …

Phase vortex lattices in neutron interferometry

N Geerits, H Lemmel, AS Berger, S Sponar - Communications Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Neutron Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) is an additional quantum mechanical
degree of freedom, useful in quantum information, and may provide more complete …

Far-field interference of a neutron white beam and the applications to noninvasive phase-contrast imaging

DA Pushin, D Sarenac, DS Hussey, H Miao, M Arif… - Physical review A, 2017 - APS
The phenomenon of interference plays a crucial role in the field of precision measurement
science. Wave-particle duality has expanded the well-known interference effects of …

Cone beam neutron interferometry: from modeling to applications

D Sarenac, G Gorbet, C Kapahi, CW Clark… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Phase-grating moiré interferometers (PGMIs) have emerged as promising candidates for the
next generation of neutron interferometry, enabling the use of a polychromatic beam and …

Methods for preparation and detection of neutron spin-orbit states

D Sarenac, J Nsofini, I Hincks, M Arif… - New journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The generation and control of neutron orbital angular momentum (OAM) states and spin
correlated OAM (spin-orbit) states provides a powerful probe of materials with unique …