Mechanical equivalence of spin and orbital angular momentum of light: An optical spanner

Optics Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-54

  Simpson, N B ^a   Dholakia, K ^a   Allen, L ^a   Padgett, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002801092     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.22.000052     Document Type: Article

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