DocumentCode
733253
Title
Light´s twist
Author
Padgett, Miles
Author_Institution
Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
fYear
2015
fDate
10-15 May 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
That light travels in straight lines is a statement of the obvious. But within light beams energy and momentum can twist and twirl, carrying angular momentum that can spin particles, encode information and test quantum mechanics.
Keywords
angular momentum; light propagation; quantum optics; angular momentum; light beam energy; light beam momentum; light twist; quantum mechanics; straight lines; Particle beams; Quantum mechanics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7183690
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