• DocumentCode
    421543
  • Title

    Rotation of microscopic isotropic particles by transfer of spin angular momentum of light

  • Author

    Dasgupta, R. ; Gupta, Pragya Kirti

  • Author_Institution
    Biomed. Applications Sect., Centre for Adv. Technol., Indore, India
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We show that contrary to general belief, spin angular momentum of light can also be transferred to transparent and non-birefringent objects. This should facilitate wider use of this approach for optically driven micromachine components.
  • Keywords
    angular momentum; optical materials; optical rotation; radiation pressure; transparency; isotropic particles; light angular momentum; microscopic particles; nonbirefringent objects; optical rotation; optically driven micromachine components; spin angular momentum transfer; transparent objects; trapped objects;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360735