A light-in-flight single-pixel camera for use in the visible and short-wave infrared

Johnson, Steven D. and Phillips, David B. and Ma, Zelin and Ramachandran, Siddharth and Padgett, Miles J. (2019) A light-in-flight single-pixel camera for use in the visible and short-wave infrared. Optics Express, 27 (7). pp. 9829-9837. ISSN 1094-4087 (https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.27.009829)

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Abstract

Single-pixel cameras reconstruct images from a stream of spatial projection measurements recorded with a single-element detector, which itself has no spatial resolution. This enables the creation of imaging systems that can take advantage of the ultra-fast response times of single-element detectors. Here we present a single-pixel camera with a temporal resolution of 200 ps in the visible and short-wave infrared wavelengths, used here to study the transit time of distinct spatial modes transmitted through few-mode and orbital angular momentum mode conserving optical fiber. Our technique represents a way to study the spatial and temporal characteristics of light propagation in multimode optical fibers, which may find use in optical fiber design and communications.