Equivalent geometric transformations for spin and orbital angular momentum of light

Journal of Modern Optics

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 487-491

  Allen, L ^a,b   Padgett, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FARADAY EFFECT; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

EQUIVALENT GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM; WAVEPLATES;

LIGHT SOURCES;

EID: 34047236789     PISSN: 09500340     EISSN: 13623044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500340600832709     Document Type: Article

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