• DocumentCode
    1995208
  • Title

    Non-linear transfer of orbital angular momentum

  • Author

    Ng, Ping-Fung ; Go, Mary Ann ; Seelweger, Bérenger ; Bachor, Hans-A ; Daria, Vincent Ricardo

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Sch. of Phys. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1169
  • Lastpage
    1170
  • Abstract
    The orbital angular momentum (OAM) carried by Laguerre-Gaussian beams can be transferred to move particles along its ring-shaped intensity distribution. Here, we show a unique non-linear effect where a fluorescent microbead is moved in the opposite direction as the OAM.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; fluorescence; laser beams; radiation pressure; Laguerre-Gaussian beams; fluorescent microbead; nonlinear transfer; orbital angular momentum; radiation pressure; ring shaped intensity distribution; Fluorescence; Force; Laser beams; Laser modes; Microscopy; Optical vortices; Photonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194171
  • Filename
    6194171