On the possibility of electrooptic operation by orbital angular momentum of light beams via pockels effect in crystals

Ukrainian Journal of Physical Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 127-136

  Skab, I P ^a   Vasylkiv, Yu V ^a   Vlokh, R O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL OPTICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Orbital angular momentum operation; Pockels effect; Spin angular momentum of light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987734257     PISSN: 16091833     EISSN: 18162002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3116/16091833/12/3/127/2011     Document Type: Article

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