You can also find a complete list of my publications on my Google Scholar profile.
!!! Please find the list of publications starting 2019 on my group’s webpage !!!
peer-reviewed journals until 2018
F. Bouchard, K. Heshami, D. England, R. Fickler, R.W. Boyd, B.-G. Englert, L. L. Sánchez-Soto, E. Karimi
Experimental investigation of high-dimensional quantum key distribution protocols with twisted photons
Quantum 2, 111 (2018), DOI: 10.22331/q-2018-12-04-111 [PDF]
F. Bouchard, N. H. Valencia, F. Brandt, R. Fickler, M. Huber, M. Malik
Measuring azimuthal and radial modes of photons
Optics Express 26 (24), 31925 (2018), DOI: 10.1364/OE.26.031925 [PDF]
W. Zhang, J. Gao, D. Zhang, Y. He, T. Xu, R. Fickler, L. Chen
Free-space remote sensing of rotation at photon-counting level
Physical Review Applied 10, 044014 (2018), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.10.044014 [PDF]
F. Bouchard, A. Sit, F. Hufnagel, A. Abbas, Y. Zhang, K. Heshami, R. Fickler, C. Marquardt, G. Leuchs, R. W. Boyd, E. Karimi
Underwater Quantum Key Distribution in Outdoor Conditions with Twisted Photons
Optics Express 26 (17), 22563 (2018), DOI: 10.1364/OE.26.022563[PDF]
A. Sit, R. Fickler, F. Alsaiari, F. Bouchard, H. Larocque, P. Gregg, L. Yan, R. W. Boyd, S. Ramachandran, E. Karimi
Quantum cryptography with structured photons through a vortex fiber
Optics Letters 43 (17), 4108 (2018), DOI: 10.1364/OL.43.004108 [PDF]
H. Larocque, D. Sugic, D. Mortimer, A. J. Taylor, R. Fickler, R. W. Boyd, M. R. Dennis, E. Karimi
Reconstructing the topology of optical polarization knots
Nature Physics 14, 1079, (2018). DOI:10.1038/s41567-018-0229-2 [PDF]
F. Bouchard, A. Sit, K. Heshami, R. Fickler, E. Karimi
Round-Robin Differential Phase-Shift Quantum Key Distribution with Twisted Photons
Physical Review A 98, 010301(R) (2018). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.010301 [PDF]
E.Giese, R. Fickler, W. Zhang, L. Chen, R. W. Boyd
Influence of pump coherence on the quantum properties of spontaneous
parametric down-conversion
Physica Scripta 93, 084001 (2018). DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/aace12 [PDF]
M. Erhard, R. Fickler, M. Krenn, A. Zeilinger
Twisted Photons: New Quantum Perspectives in High Dimensions
Nature Light: Science & Applications, 7 17146 (2018). DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.146 [PDF]
E. Giese, S. Lemieux, M. Manceau, R. Fickler, R. W. Boyd
Phase sensitivity of gain-unbalanced nonlinear interferometers
Physical Review A, 96 053863 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.053863 [PDF]
A. Safari, R. Fickler, M. J. Padgett, R. W. Boyd
Generation of Caustics and Spatial Rogue Waves from Nonlinear Instability
Physical Review Letters 119, 203901 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.203901 [PDF]
A. Sit, F. Bouchard, R. Fickler, J. Gagnon-Bischoff, H. Larocque, K. Heshami, D. Elser, C. Peuntinger, K. Günthner, B. Heim, C. Marquardt, G.Leuchs, R. W. Boyd, E. Karimi
High-Dimensional Intra-City Quantum Cryptography with Structured Photons
Optica 4, 1006 (2017). DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.001006 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
L. Chen, W. Zhang, Z. Wu, J. Wang, R. Fickler, E. Karimi
Experimental ladder proof of Hardy’s nonlocality for high-dimensional quantum systems
Physical Review A 96, 022115 (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.022115 [PDF]
R. Fickler, M. Ginoya, R.W. Boyd
Custom-tailored spatial mode sorting by controlled random scattering
Physical Review B 95, 161108(R) (2017). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.161108 [PDF]
M. I. Kolobov, E. Giese, S. Lemieux, R. Fickler, R. W. Boyd
Controlling induced coherence for quantum imaging
Journal of Optics 19, 054003 (2017). DOI: 10.1088/2040-8986/aa64a2 [PDF]
L. Beltran, F. Gaetano, A. M. Perez, R. Fickler, P. R. Sharapova, M. Manceau, O. V. Tikhonova, R. W. Boyd, G. Leuchs, M. V. Chekhova
Orbital angular momentum modes of high-gain parametric down-conversion
Journal of Optics 19, 044005 (2017). DOI: 10.1088/2040-8986/aa600f [PDF]
F. Bouchard, R. Fickler, R. W. Boyd, E. Karimi
High-dimensional quantum cloning and applications to quantum hacking
Science Advances 3, e1601915 (2017). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601915 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, A. Forbes, M. V. Berry, M. R. Dennis, D. L. Andrews, M. Mansuripur, C. Denz, C. Alpmann, P. Banzer, T. Bauer, E. Karimi, L. Marrucci, M. Padgett, M. Ritsch-Marte, N. M. Litchinitser, N. P. Bigelow, C. Rosales-Guzmán, A. Belmonte, J. P. Torres, T. W. Neely, M.Baker, R. Gordon, A. B. Stilgoe, J. Romero, A. G. White, R. Fickler, A. E. Willner, G. Xie, B. McMorran, A. M. Weiner
Roadmap on structured light
Journal of Optics 19, 013001 (2017). DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/19/1/013001 [PDF]
O. S. Magaña-Loaiza, I. De Leon, M. Mirhosseini, R. Fickler, A. Safari, U. Mick, B. McIntyre, P. Banzer, B. Rodenburg, G. Leuchs, R. W. Boyd
Exotic Looped Trajectories of Photons in Three-Slit Interference
Nature Communications 7, 13987 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13987 [PDF]
M. Krenn, J. Handsteiner, M. Fink, R. Fickler, R. Ursin, M. Malik, A. Zeilinger
Twisted light transmission over 143 km
PNAS 113, 13648–13653 (2016). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1612023113 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
R. Fickler, G.T. Campbell, B.C. Buchler, P.K. Lam, A. Zeilinger
Quantum entanglement of angular momentum states with quantum numbers up to 10,010
PNAS 113, 13642–13647 (2016). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1616889113 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
H. Larocque, J. Gagnon-Bischoff, F. Bouchard, R. Fickler, J. Upham, R.W. Boyd, E. Karimi
Arbitrary optical wavefront shaping via spin-to-orbit coupling
Journal of Optics 18, 124002 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/18/12/124002 [PDF]
N. Tischler, M. Krenn, R. Fickler, X. Vidal, A. Zeilinger, G. Molina-Terriza
Quantum optical rotatory dispersion
Science Advances 2, e1601306 (2016). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1601306 [PDF]
K. Bradler, M. Mirhosseini, R. Fickler, A. Broadbent, R. W. Boyd
Finite-key security analysis for multilevel quantum key distribution
New Journal of Physics 18, 073030 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/18/7/073030 [PDF]
F. Schlederer, M. Krenn, R. Fickler, M. Malik, A. Zeilinger
Cyclic transformation of orbital angular momentum modes
New Journal of Physics 18, 043019 (2016). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/18/4/043019 [PDF]
M. Krenn, M. Malik, R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, A. Zeilinger
Automated Search for new Quantum Experiments
Physical Review Letters 116, 090405 (2016). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.090405 [PDF]
– APS Physics, Focus: “Computer Chooses Quantum Experiments”
– Nature Physics, Research Highlights: “Automated experimentalist”
– media coverage can be found here
M. Malik, M. Erhard, M.Huber, M. Krenn, R. Fickler, A. Zeilinger
Multi-photon entanglement in high dimensions
Nature Photonics 10, 248-252 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2016.12 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
M. Krenn, J. Handsteiner, M. Fink, R. Fickler, A. Zeilinger
Twisted photon entanglement through turbulent air across Vienna
PNAS 112, 14197-14201 (2015). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1517574112 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
W. N. Plick, R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, S. Ramelow
Violation of an extended Wigner inequality with high-angular-momentum states
Physical Review A 91, 022124 (2015). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.022124 [PDF]
M. Krenn, R. Fickler, M. Fink, J. Handsteiner, M. Malik, T. Scheidl, R. Ursin, A. Zeilinger
Communication with spatially modulated light through turbulent air across Vienna
New Journal of Physics 16, 113028 (2014). DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113028 [PDF]
– results summarized in a Youtube video
– Nature, News: “Twisted light sends Mozart image over record distance”
– Science, Share: “Laser beams … with a twist!”
– media coverage can be found here
R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, M. Huber, M.P.J. Lavery, M.J. Padgett, A. Zeilinger
Interface between path and orbital angular momentum entanglement for high-dimensional photonic quantum information
Nature Communications 5, 4502 (2014). DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5502 [PDF]
M. Krenn, M. Huber, R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Generation and confirmation of a (100× 100)-dimensional entangled quantum system
PNAS 111, 6243-6247 (2014). DOI: 0.1073/pnas.1402365111 [PDF]
– commentary by J. Romero and M. J. Padgett
– media coverage can be found here
R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Quantum entanglement of complex photon polarization patterns in vector beams
Physical Review A 89, 060301(R) (2014). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.89.060301 [PDF]
R. Fickler, M. Krenn, R. Lapkiewicz, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Real-time imaging of quantum entanglement
Scientific Reports 3, 1914 (2013). DOI: doi:10.1038/srep01914 [PDF]
– results summarized in a Youtube video
– Nature Physics, News and Views: “Quantum entanglement: Now you see it”
– media coverage can be found here
S. Rahimi-Keshari, M. A. Broome, R. Fickler, A. Fedrizzi, T. C. Ralph, A. G. White
Direct characterization of linear-optical networks
Optics Express 21 (11), 13450-13458 (2013). DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.013450 [PDF]
W. N. Plick, M. Krenn, R. Fickler, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Quantum orbital angular momentum of elliptically symmetric light
Physical Review A 87, 033806 (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.033806 [PDF]
M. Krenn, R. Fickler, M. Huber, R. Lapkiewicz, W. N. Plick, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Entangled singularity patterns of photons in Ince-Gauss modes
Physical Review A 87, 012326 (2013). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.87.012326 [PDF]
R. Fickler, R. Lapkiewicz, W. N. Plick, M. Krenn, C. Schaeff, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Quantum entanglement of high angular momenta
Science 338, 640-643 (2012). DOI:10.1126/science.1227193 [PDF]
– media coverage can be found here
C. Schaeff, R. Polster, R. Lapkiewicz, R. Fickler, S. Ramelow, A. Zeilinger
Scalable fiber integrated source for higher-dimensional path-entangled photonic quNits
Optics Express 20 (15), 16145-16153 (2012). DOI:10.1364/OE.20.016145 [PDF]
W. Schnitzler, G. Jacob, R. Fickler, F. Schmidt-Kaler, K. Singer
Focusing a deterministic single-ion beam
New Journal of Physics 12 (6), 065023 (2010). DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/12/6/065023 [PDF]
R. Fickler, W. Schnitzler, N. M. Linke, F. Schmidt-Kaler, K. Singer
Optimised focusing ion optics for an ultracold deterministic single ion source targeting nm resolution
Journal of Modern Optics 56 (18-19), 2061-2075 (2009). DOI:10.1080/09500340903180509 [PDF]
W. Schnitzler, N. M. Linke, R. Fickler, J. Meijer, F. Schmidt-Kaler, K. Singer
Deterministic ultracold ion source targeting the Heisenberg limit
Physical Review Letters 102 (7), 70501 (2009). DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.070501 [PDF]
books
Robert Fickler
Quantum Entanglement of Complex Structures of Photons
Springer Theses, Springer International Publishing, ISBN 978-3-319-22231-8, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22231-8
popular scientific articles
R. Fickler, M. Krenn, A. Zeilinger
Mit Lichtschrauben ans Quantenlimit
Physik in unserer Zeit 49 (1) (2018) DOI:
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