DocumentCode
3190202
Title
Twisted beams, chirality and angular momentum
Author
Andrews, D.L. ; Romero, L. C Dávila ; Babiker, M.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Chem. Sci. & Pharmacy, East Anglia Univ., Norwich, UK
fYear
2003
fDate
22-27 June 2003
Firstpage
338
Abstract
A study is made of the interaction of chiral systems with optical vortices, identifying scope for exploiting similarities between the angular momentum properties of circularly polarised and twisted laser beams.
Keywords
angular momentum; chirality; laser beams; light polarisation; optical rotation; optical vortices; quantum optics; angular momentum; chirality; circularly polarised laser beams; optical vortices; twisted laser beams; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical polarization; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical vortices; Proteins; Raman scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7733-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314195
Filename
1314195
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