Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides
Abstract A major roadblock to the development of photonic sensors is the scattering associated with many biological systems. We show the conservation of photonic states through optically self-arranged biological waveguides, for the first time, which can be implemented to transmit light through scatt...
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| description | Abstract A major roadblock to the development of photonic sensors is the scattering associated with many biological systems. We show the conservation of photonic states through optically self-arranged biological waveguides, for the first time, which can be implemented to transmit light through scattering media. The conservation of optical properties of light through biological waveguides allows for the transmission of high bandwidth information with low loss through scattering media. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the conservation of polarization state and orbital angular momentum of light through a self-arranged biological waveguide, several centimeters long, in a sheep red blood cell suspension. We utilize nonlinear optical effects to self-trap cells, which form waveguides at 532 nm and 780 nm wavelengths. Moreover, we use the formed waveguide channels to couple and guide probe beams without altering the information. The formed biological waveguides are in a sub-diffusive scattering regime, so the photons’ information degrades insignificantly over several centimeters of propagation through the scattering media. Our results show the potential of biological waveguides as a methodology for the development of novel photonic biosensors, biomedical devices that require optical wireless communication, and the development of new approaches to noninvasive biomedical imaging. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efd3becc2f7c4208bc656942c43aeb1e2022-12-22T02:34:47ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-08-011211910.1038/s41598-022-18483-3Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguidesNicolas Perez0Daryl Preece1Robert Wilson2Anna Bezryadina3Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University NorthridgeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, IrvineBeckman Laser Institute, University of California, IrvineDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, California State University NorthridgeAbstract A major roadblock to the development of photonic sensors is the scattering associated with many biological systems. We show the conservation of photonic states through optically self-arranged biological waveguides, for the first time, which can be implemented to transmit light through scattering media. The conservation of optical properties of light through biological waveguides allows for the transmission of high bandwidth information with low loss through scattering media. Here, we experimentally demonstrate the conservation of polarization state and orbital angular momentum of light through a self-arranged biological waveguide, several centimeters long, in a sheep red blood cell suspension. We utilize nonlinear optical effects to self-trap cells, which form waveguides at 532 nm and 780 nm wavelengths. Moreover, we use the formed waveguide channels to couple and guide probe beams without altering the information. The formed biological waveguides are in a sub-diffusive scattering regime, so the photons’ information degrades insignificantly over several centimeters of propagation through the scattering media. Our results show the potential of biological waveguides as a methodology for the development of novel photonic biosensors, biomedical devices that require optical wireless communication, and the development of new approaches to noninvasive biomedical imaging.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18483-3 |
| spellingShingle | Nicolas Perez Daryl Preece Robert Wilson Anna Bezryadina Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides Scientific Reports |
| title | Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| title_full | Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| title_fullStr | Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| title_short | Conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| title_sort | conservation of orbital angular momentum and polarization through biological waveguides |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18483-3 |
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