DocumentCode
1689456
Title
Photon helicity changes in nanohole scattering
Author
Fernandez-Corbaton, Ivan ; Zambrana-Puyalto, Xavier ; Vidal, Xavier ; Juan, Mathieu ; Molina-Terriza, Gabriel
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The scattering of circularly polarised Gaussian beams impinging on a cylindrical nanohole in a metallic thin film contains phase singularities. These experimental observations are due to changes in the helicity of the scattered photons.
Keywords
light scattering; metallic thin films; nanostructured materials; circularly polarised Gaussian beam scattering; cylindrical nanohole; metallic thin film; nanohole scattering; phase singularities; photon helicity changes; scattered photon helicity; Charge coupled devices; Laser beams; Microscopy; Optics; Photonics; Polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6327019
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