Propagation and application of structured light in random media

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $250,000 from the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research under a three-year Project Grant award to support research related to the propagation and application of structured light in random media. The award, made under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), will fund research from February 2021 to February 2024 that has the potential to improve naval operations by advancing knowledge of how structured light propagates through complex, random environments. As the prime awardee, the University of Wisconsin System will oversee research to be conducted by division University of Wisconsin-Madison that seeks to develop new techniques using structured light with applications for naval sensing and imaging. The Basic and Applied Scientific Research program supports scientific research with the goal of advancing naval capabilities.