• DocumentCode
    733081
  • Title

    Measuring orbital angular momentum of light with a single, stationary lens

  • Author

    Alperin, Samuel N. ; Siemens, Mark E. ; Niederriter, Robert D. ; Gopinath, Juliet T.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of Denver, Denver, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that average orbital angular momentum (OAM) can be measured with a simplified twist parameter measurement technique. This technique uses a stationary apparatus composed of only a cylindrical lens and a CCD.
  • Keywords
    CCD image sensors; angular momentum; laser beams; laser variables measurement; lenses; CCD; OAM; cylindrical lens; orbital angular momentum measurement; simplified twist parameter measurement; stationary lens; Charge coupled devices; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser beams; Lenses; Measurement by laser beam; Measurement uncertainty; Rotation measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183518