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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
