Orthogonal spatial coding with stimulated parametric down-conversion

Orthogonal optical coding is widely used in classical multi-user communication networks. Using the phase conjugation property of stimulated parametric down-conversion, we extend the current time-domain orthogonal optical coding scheme to the spatial domain to encodea nd decode image information. In this process, the idler beam inherits the complex conjugate of the field information encoded in the seed beam. An encoding phase mask introduced onto the input seed beam blurs the image transferred to the idler. The original image is restored bypassing the coded transferred image through a corrective phase mask placed in the momentum space of the idler beam. We expect that this scheme can also inspire new techniques in secure image transmission, aberration cancellation, and frequency conversion imaging

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This study proposes a spatial domain extension of orthogonal optical coding scheme for image information transmission. By utilizing the phase conjugation property of stimulated parametric down-conversion, the encoded image is transferred and restored using encoding and corrective phase masks.