Spin angular momentum of inhomogeneous and transversely limited light beams

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6254, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Bekshaev, Aleksandr ^a  

^a ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Circular polarization; Paraxial light beams; Spin angular momentum; Transverse inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; PARAXIAL LIGHT BEAMS; SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM; TRANSVERSE INHOMOGENEITY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); LIGHT ABSORPTION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 33749543434     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.679902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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