DocumentCode
2885263
Title
Optical angular momentum in periodic arrays
Author
Zambrini, Roberta ; Vasnetsov, Mikhail ; Dennis, Mark ; Courtia, Johannes
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fYear
2005
fDate
12-17 June 2005
Firstpage
157
Abstract
This paper studies the optical angular momentum in periodic arrays. This work shows a gray-scale representation of the phase cross-section of a periodic array of optical vortices. The phase gradient gives rise to transverse linear momentum, which in turn leads to a nonvanishing angular momentum density.
Keywords
optical arrays; optical vortices; periodic structures; angular momentum density; gray-scale representation; optical angular momentum; optical vortices; periodic arrays; phase cross-section; phase gradient; transverse linear momentum; Astronomy; Gray-scale; Lattices; Mathematics; Optical arrays; Optical propagation; Optical vortices; Phased arrays; Physics; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8973-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567328
Filename
1567328
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