Transverse rotation of the instantaneous field distribution and the orbital angular momentum of a light beam

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Bekshaev, A Y ^a  

^a ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Instant oscillatory pattern; Orbital angular momentum; Paraxial light beam; Rotation

Indexed keywords

BEAM AXIS; BEAM CROSS SECTION; FIELD DISTRIBUTION; FREQUENCY OSCILLATIONS; INSTANT OSCILLATORY PATTERN; LIGHT BEAM; MONOCHROMATIC BEAM; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; PARAXIAL LIGHT BEAM; TIME AVERAGING; TRANSVERSE BEAMS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MONOCHROMATORS; RELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 70449337787     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/9/094004     Document Type: Article

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