Title :
Experiments Showing Orbital Angular Momentum Exchange with Optical Vortices
Author :
Vuong, Luat T. ; Ishaaya, Amiel I. ; Grow, Taylor D. ; Eliel, Eric R. ; Hooft, Gert T. ; Gaeta, Alexander L.
Author_Institution :
Cornell Univ., Ithaca
Abstract :
This paper presents the first experimental demonstration of optical orbital angular momentum exchange between different field polarizations and the quantification of azimuthal optical flow resulting from the nonlinear interaction. This investigation establishes the connections between inhomogeneously polarized beams and helical phase fronts, as well as the nonequilibrium phase dynamics that underlie multiple filamentation.
Keywords :
light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical vortices; azimuthal optical flow; field polarizations; helical phase fronts; inhomogeneously polarized beams; multiple filamentation; nonequilibrium phase dynamics; nonlinear interaction; optical vortices; orbital angular momentum exchange; Atom optics; Charge coupled devices; Glass; Image motion analysis; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386961
