title: Light with Tunable Non-Markovian Phase Imprint.
abstract: We introduce a simple and flexible method to generate spatially non-Markovian light with tunable coherence properties in one and two dimensions. The unusual behavior of this light is demonstrated experimentally by probing the far field and by recording its diffraction pattern after a double slit: In both cases we observe, instead of a central intensity maximum, a line- or cross-shaped dark region, whose width and profile depend on the non-Markovian coherence properties. Because these properties can be controlled and easily reproduced in experiment, the presented approach lends itself to serving as a test bed to study and gain a deeper understanding of non-Markovian processes.
authors: CPGEI, Federal University of Technology-Paraná, 80230-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Fischer
authors: Grupo de Física Atômica e Lasers, DF-CCEN, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Cx. Postal 5086, 58051-900 João Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil.|Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
authors: Itamar
authors: I
authors: Vidal
authors: Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
authors: Doron
authors: D
authors: Gilboa
authors: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Ricardo R B
authors: RR
authors: Correia
authors: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Ana C
authors: AC
authors: Ribeiro-Teixeira
authors: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Sandra D
authors: SD
authors: Prado
authors: Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors: Jandir
authors: J
authors: Hickman
authors: Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
authors: Yaron
authors: Y
authors: Silberberg