• DocumentCode
    3433707
  • Title

    Angular momentum in tightly focused beams with circular polarization

  • Author

    Bomzon, Zeev ; Shamir, Joseph

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng. & Ind. Sci., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    10-13 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    149
  • Abstract
    Calculations of the angular momentum of focused circularly polarized beams are presented. The calculations indicate that the angular momentum at the focus increases with the numerical aperture, suggesting an exchange of angular momentum between beam and lens.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; lenses; light polarisation; angular momentum; circular polarization; lens; numerical aperture; tightly focused beams; Apertures; Australia; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Focusing; Lenses; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Print_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-0-9775657-1-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519279
  • Filename
    4519279
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3433707