Dr. Melanie McLaren Profile

Dr. Melanie McLaren

Post-doctoral researcher at Univ of the Witwatersrand

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Leadership Workshop Facilitator

Area of Expertise:

Orbital angular momentum , Optical trapping , Quantum entanglement

Websites:

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Publications (14)

Proceedings Article | 27 February 2017 Presentation + Paper

Measuring the non-separability of optical fields

B. Ndagano, H. Sroor, M. McLaren, C. Rosales-Guzmán, A. Forbes

Proceedings Volume 10120, 101200W (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254028

KEYWORDS: Digital holography, Polarization, Optical communications, Polarizers, Quantum mechanics, Geometrical optics, Spatial light modulators, Quantum optics, Entangled states, Quality measurement, Modes of laser operation, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Paper

Implementation of Deutsch and Deutsch-Jozsa algorithms with classical light

Benjamin Perez-Garcia, Jason Francis, Melanie McLaren, Sandeep Goyal, Raul Hernandez-Aranda, Andrew Forbes, Thomas Konrad

Proceedings Volume 9950, 99500Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238271

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Quantum communications, Quantum computing, Optical components, Sagnac interferometers, Superposition, Quantum circuits, Electroluminescent displays, Beam splitters, Polarizers

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Vector quality measure for vector beams

Hend Sroor, Bienvenu Ndagano, Melanie McLaren, Carmelo Rosales-Guzman, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9950, 99500F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237695

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Tomography, Materials processing, Electron beam lithography, Electroluminescent displays, Quality measurement, Spatial light modulators, Beam analyzers, Quality systems, Beam quality measurement

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2015 Paper

Classical entanglement of vector vortex beams

Melanie McLaren, Thomas Konrad, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9581, 958106 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187915

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Electroluminescent displays, Spatial light modulators, Holograms, Polarizers, Superposition, Photons, Interferometry, Optical testing, Gaussian beams

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2014 Paper

Azimuthal spectrum after parametric down-conversion with radial degrees of freedom

Yingwen Zhang, Filippus Roux, Melanie McLaren, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9225, 92250D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063222

KEYWORDS: Single mode fibers, Spatial light modulators, Signal detection, Quantum information, Photons, Nonlinear crystals, Crystals, Quantum optics, Beam splitters, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Detecting Bessel beams

Abderrahmen Trichili, Thandeka Mhlanga, Yaseera Ismail, Filippus Roux, Melanie McLaren, Mourad Zghal, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9194, 91940B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061372

KEYWORDS: Bessel beams, Axicons, Gaussian beams, Digital holography, Holograms, Wave propagation, Beam propagation method, Spatial light modulators, Digital signal processing, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Digital bi-photon spiral imaging

Thandeka Mhlanga, Melanie McLaren, Alpha Ibrahim, Thomas Konrad, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9194, 91940A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066371

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Holograms, Digital holography, Signal detection, Electroluminescent displays, Sensors, Computer programming, Digital imaging, Quantum information, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Entangled Bessel beams

Melanie McLaren, Thandeka Mhlanga, Miles Padgett, Filippus Roux, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9194, 919409 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066369

KEYWORDS: Bessel beams, Crystals, Spatial light modulators, Sensors, Holograms, Electroluminescent displays, Axicons, Binary data, Quantum information, Quantum computing

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Simulating spontaneous parametric down-conversion using classical light

Yingwen Zhang, Melanie Mclaren, Filippus Roux, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 9194, 919408 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063285

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Lithium, Single mode fibers, Optical simulations, Holograms, Picosecond phenomena, Photon counting, Sensors, Modulation, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2014 Paper

The evolution of OAM-entanglement between two qutrits in turbulence

Alpha Hamadou Ibrahim, Filippus Roux, Sandeep Goyal, Melanie McLaren, Thomas Konrad, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 8999, 899919 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038935

KEYWORDS: Turbulence, Photons, Quantum communications, Spatial light modulators, Scintillation, Atmospheric turbulence, Quantum information, Telecommunications, Atmospheric propagation, Avalanche photodetectors

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2014 Paper

Encoding mutually unbiased bases in orbital angular momentum for quantum key distribution

A. Dudley, M. Mafu, S. Goyal, D. Giovannini, M. McLaren, T. Konrad, M. Padgett, F. Petruccione, N. Lütkenhaus, A. Forbes

Proceedings Volume 8999, 89991I (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038362

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Quantum key distribution, Computer programming, Image filtering, Superposition, Crystals, Physics, Information security, Laser crystals, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2014 Paper

Recovery of quantum-entanglement after encountering an obstruction

Melanie McLaren, Thandeka Mhlanga, Miles Padgett, Filippus Roux, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 8999, 899918 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037651

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Holograms, Spatial light modulators, Single mode fibers, Electroluminescent displays, Matrices, Bessel beams, Photonic crystals, Bessel functions, Neodymium

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2013 Paper

Down-converted bi-photons in a Bessel-Gaussian basis

Filippus Roux, Melanie McLaren, Miles Padgett, Andrew Forbes, Thomas Konrad

Proceedings Volume 8637, 86370R (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2003870

KEYWORDS: Spatial light modulators, Single mode fibers, Quantum information, Quantum computing, Bessel functions, Entangled states, Modulation, Crystals, Laser crystals, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 12 September 2008 Paper

Propagation of obstructed Bessel and Bessel-Gauss beams

Igor Litvin, Melanie McLaren, Andrew Forbes

Proceedings Volume 7062, 706218 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.793695

KEYWORDS: Bessel beams, Beam propagation method, Wave propagation, Axicons, Diffraction, Superposition, Light wave propagation, Bessel functions, Gaussian beams, Optical testing

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