• DocumentCode
    121349
  • Title

    Light´s twist: Optical angular momentum

  • Author

    Padgett, Miles

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    17-21 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    In addition to spin angular momentum, light beams can also carry an orbital angular momentum arising from the phase structure of the beam. During the last 20 years many groups have applied this property to applications in optical manipulation, imaging and communication.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; laser beams; radiation pressure; beam phase structure; light beams; optical angular momentum; optical manipulation; spin angular momentum; Adaptive optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Laser beams; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optimized production technology; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Glasgow
  • ISSN
    2160-5033
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9928-4140-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMN.2014.6924598
  • Filename
    6924598
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=121349