Gaussian beams with very high orbital angular momentum

Optics Communications

Volumn 144, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 210-213

  Courtial, J ^a   Dholakia, K ^a   Allen, L ^a   Padgett, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angular momentum of light; Astigmatism; Laser beam propagation

Indexed keywords

LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTONS; VECTORS;

ASTIGMATISM; ELLIPTICAL GAUSSIAN BEAMS; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; POYNTING VECTORS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0031334667     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00376-3     Document Type: Article

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