Topological links and knots of speckled light mediated by coherence singularities
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| author | Wang, Zhuoyi Lu, Xingyuan Chen, Zhigang Cai, Yangjian Zhao, Chengliang |
| author_facet | Wang, Zhuoyi Lu, Xingyuan Chen, Zhigang Cai, Yangjian Zhao, Chengliang |
| contents | Links and knots are exotic topological structures that have garnered significant interest across multiple branches of natural sciences. Coherent links and knots, such as those constructed by phase or polarization singularities of coherent light, have been observed in various three-dimensional optical settings. However, incoherent links and knots - knotted or connected lines of coherence singularities - arise from a fundamentally different concept. They are hidden in the statistic properties of a randomly fluctuating field, making their presence often elusive or undetectable. Here, we theoretically construct and experimentally demonstrate such topological entities of incoherent light. By leveraging a state-of-the-art incoherent modal-decomposition scheme, we unveil incoherent topological structures from fluctuating light speckles, including Hopf links and Trefoil knots of coherence singularities that are robust against coherence and intensity fluctuations. Our work is applicable to diverse wave systems where incoherence or practical coherence is prevalent, and may pave the way for design and implementation of statistically-shaped topological structures for various applications such as high-dimensional optical information encoding and optical communications. |
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| spellingShingle | Topological links and knots of speckled light mediated by coherence singularities Wang, Zhuoyi Lu, Xingyuan Chen, Zhigang Cai, Yangjian Zhao, Chengliang Optics Statistical Mechanics Links and knots are exotic topological structures that have garnered significant interest across multiple branches of natural sciences. Coherent links and knots, such as those constructed by phase or polarization singularities of coherent light, have been observed in various three-dimensional optical settings. However, incoherent links and knots - knotted or connected lines of coherence singularities - arise from a fundamentally different concept. They are hidden in the statistic properties of a randomly fluctuating field, making their presence often elusive or undetectable. Here, we theoretically construct and experimentally demonstrate such topological entities of incoherent light. By leveraging a state-of-the-art incoherent modal-decomposition scheme, we unveil incoherent topological structures from fluctuating light speckles, including Hopf links and Trefoil knots of coherence singularities that are robust against coherence and intensity fluctuations. Our work is applicable to diverse wave systems where incoherence or practical coherence is prevalent, and may pave the way for design and implementation of statistically-shaped topological structures for various applications such as high-dimensional optical information encoding and optical communications. |
| title | Topological links and knots of speckled light mediated by coherence singularities |
| topic | Optics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05088 |