Elbert G. van Putten

Elbert van Putten is working towards a Ph.D. in the Complex Photonics Systems group at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands. His research is focused on gaining active control over light propagation in strongly disordered materials.

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The information age in optics: Measuring the transmission matrix

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Elbert G. van Putten and Allard P. Mosk, Published March 8, 2010

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The transmission of light through a disordered medium is described in microscopic detail by a high-dimensional matrix. Researchers have now measured this transmission matrix directly, providing a new approach to control light propagation.