Spin-to-orbital conversion of the angular momentum of light and its classical and quantum applications

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Marrucci, Lorenzo ^a,b   Karimi, Ebrahim ^a   Slussarenko, Sergei ^a   Piccirillo, Bruno ^a,c   Santamato, Enrico ^a,c   Nagali, Eleonora ^d   Sciarrino, Fabio ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR SPIN   (Italy)

^c Sapienza Università di Roma ^*  (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

geometrical phases; Light orbital angular momentum; quantum optics

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUBITS;

ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF LIGHT; GEOMETRICAL PHASES; OF QUANTUM-INFORMATION; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM OF LIGHT; PARAXIAL LIGHT BEAM; POLARIZATION CONTROL; QUANTUM APPLICATIONS;

LIGHT;

EID: 79957831448     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/6/064001     Document Type: Article

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