Project description FET Open Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is a degree of freedom of light associated with rotationally structured transverse spatial modes of light beams, as in helical wave-front beams. In many respects OAM is analogous to polarization, but in contrast to polarization it is defined in an unbounded infinite-dimensional space. This may allow for the encoding of a much larger amount of information in a single photon than in the case of polarization, a feature that offers very interesting prospects for applications in photonics and, in particular, in the fields of quantum communication and computation, optical data storage and materials probing.The objective of this proposal is the development of a "toolbox" of highly innovative optical components and devices for the full control of OAM, including its generation, manipulation, transmission and detection. These proposed components are based on entirely new designs and ideas and/or on the novel combination of recently proposed new concepts. The toolbox as a whole will provide a dramatic breakthrough in our capability of controlling the OAM of light and exploiting it in photonic applications and in new scientific investigations.The proposal vision is to make the OAM generation, manipulation, transmission and detection as easy and commonplace as currently is the management of the polarization degree of freedom of light, for future applications in quantum information technology, high density optical data storage, and materials probing. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Orbital angular momentum (OAM) is a degree of freedom of light associated with rotationally structured transverse spatial modes of light beams, as in helical wave-front beams. In many respects OAM is analogous to polarization, but in contrast to polarization it is defined in an unbounded infinite-dimensional space. This may allow for the encoding of a much larger amount of information in a single photon than in the case of polarization, a feature that offers very interesting prospects for applications in photonics and, in particular, in the fields of quantum communication and computation, optical data storage and materials probing.The objective of this proposal is the development of a "toolbox" of highly innovative optical components and devices for the full control of OAM, including its generation, manipulation, transmission and detection. These proposed components are based on entirely new designs and ideas and/or on the novel combination of recently proposed new concepts. The toolbox as a whole will provide a dramatic breakthrough in our capability of controlling the OAM of light and exploiting it in photonic applications and in new scientific investigations.The proposal vision is to make the OAM generation, manipulation, transmission and detection as easy and commonplace as currently is the management of the polarization degree of freedom of light, for future applications in quantum information technology, high density optical data storage, and materials probing. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencestheoretical physicsparticle physicsphotons Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.8.0 - FET-Open: Challenging current thinking Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II Address Corso umberto i, 40 80138 Napoli Italy See on map Region Sud Campania Napoli Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lorenzo Marrucci (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil EU contribution € 91 500,00 Address Av brigadeiro trompowski sn 2 21941 590 Rio de janeiro See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stephen Walborn (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES Spain EU contribution € 247 800,00 Address Avinguda carl friedrich gauss 3 08860 Castelldefels See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Txomin Martino Acha (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA Italy EU contribution € 346 200,00 Address Piazzale aldo moro 5 00185 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Fabio Sciarrino (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN Netherlands EU contribution € 384 400,00 Address Rapenburg 70 2311 EZ Leiden See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Agglomeratie Leiden en Bollenstreek Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ton Brouwer (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW United Kingdom EU contribution € 444 600,00 Address University avenue G12 8QQ Glasgow See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joseph Galloway (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 262 800,00 Address Beacon house queens road BS8 1QU Bristol See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bristol, City of Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Johanna Rule (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
