The difficulty of measuring orbital angular momentum
Light can carry angular momentum as well as energy and momentum; the transfer of this angular momentum to an object results in an optical torque. The development of a rotational analogue to the force measurement capability of optical tweezers is hampered by the difficulty of optical measurement of o...
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Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti
2011-09-01
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| author | D. Preece T. A. Nieminen T. Asavei N. R. Heckenberg H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop |
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| description | Light can carry angular momentum as well as energy and momentum; the transfer of this angular momentum to an object results in an optical torque. The development of a rotational analogue to the force measurement capability of optical tweezers is hampered by the difficulty of optical measurement of orbital angular momentum. We present an experiment with encouraging results, but emphasise the difficulty of the task. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9648f67601f34fe39ae281ea7804c8242022-12-21T18:12:00ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali0365-03591825-12422011-09-0189S1C1V89S1P076110.1478/C1V89S1P076The difficulty of measuring orbital angular momentumD. PreeceT. A. NieminenT. AsaveiN. R. HeckenbergH. Rubinsztein-DunlopLight can carry angular momentum as well as energy and momentum; the transfer of this angular momentum to an object results in an optical torque. The development of a rotational analogue to the force measurement capability of optical tweezers is hampered by the difficulty of optical measurement of orbital angular momentum. We present an experiment with encouraging results, but emphasise the difficulty of the task.http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P076 |
| spellingShingle | D. Preece T. A. Nieminen T. Asavei N. R. Heckenberg H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop The difficulty of measuring orbital angular momentum Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali |
| title | The difficulty of measuring orbital angular momentum |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1478/C1V89S1P076 |
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