Generation of helical modes of light by spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous liquid crystals

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 488, Issue , 2008, Pages 148-162

  Marrucci, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Helical modes; Liquid crystals; Optical elements; Orbital angular momentum; Pancharatnam Berry phase; Wavefront shaping

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLAME RESEARCH; LIGHT SOURCES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOMENTUM; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLARIZATION; POWDERS; SPIN DYNAMICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVEFRONTS;

BERRY PHASE; BIREFRINGENT PLATES; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED WAVES; FAST SWITCHING; HELICAL MODES; HELICAL WAVE; INPUT POLARIZATION; NOVEL METHODS; OPTICAL ELEMENTS; OPTICAL PROCESSING; OPTICAL WAVEFRONT; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PANCHARATNAM-BERRY PHASE; SPIN ANGULAR MOMENTUM; WAVEFRONT SHAPING;

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EID: 51849146692     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: 15635287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400802240524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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