Optical Angular Momentum
Auteurs : Allen L., Barnett Stephen M., Padgett Miles J.
Spin angular momentum of photons and the associated polarization of light has been known for many years. However, it is only over the last decade or so that physically realizable laboratory light beams have been used to study the orbital angular momentum of light. In many respects, orbital and spin angular momentum behave in a similar manner, but they differ significantly in others. In particular, orbital angular momentum offers exciting new possibilities with respect to the optical manipulation of matter and to the study of the entanglement of photons.
Bringing together 44 landmark papers, Optical Angular Momentum offers the first comprehensive overview of the subject as it has developed. It chronicles the first decade of this important subject and gives a definitive statement of the current status of all aspects of optical angular momentum. In each chapter the editors include a concise introduction, putting the selected papers into context and outlining the key articles associated with this aspect of the subject.
Optical Angular Momentum
L. Allen, Stephen M. Barnett, Miles J. Padgett
Date de parution : 06-2020
17.8x25.4 cm
Date de parution : 03-2003
Ouvrage de 298 p.
15.6x23.4 cm
Thèmes d’Optical Angular Momentum :
Mots-clés :
Orbital Angular Momentum; Angular Momentum; Optical Angular Momentum; Spin Angular Momentum; Spin; LG Beam; Laguerre Gaussian Modes; Optical Vortices; Paraxial Optics; Angular Momentum Transfer; Circularly Polarised; Optical Tweezers; Spiral Phase Plate; Helical Wavefronts; Elliptical Gaussian Beams; Sum Frequency Mixing; Spin Half Particles; Gouy Phase Shift; Van Der Straten; Energy Conservation; Optical Bloch Equations; Doppler Cooling; LG10 Mode; Ultra-cold Atoms; Entangled States