title: Coherent control of total transmission of light through disordered media.
abstract: We demonstrate order of magnitude coherent control of total transmission of light through random media by shaping the wave front of the input light. To understand how the finite illumination area on a wide slab affects the maximum values of total transmission, we develop a model based on random matrix theory that reveals the role of long-range correlations. Its predictions are confirmed by numerical simulations and provide physical insight into the experimental results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Popoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goetschy
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao