Optical spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous anisotropic media

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dc.creatorMarrucci, L.
dc.creatorManzo, C.
dc.creatorPaparo, D.
dc.date2007-12-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:46:45Z
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dc.descriptionWe demonstrate experimentally an optical process in which the spin angular momentum carried by a circularly polarized light beam is converted into orbital angular momentum, leading to the generation of helical modes with a wavefront helicity controlled by the input polarization. This phenomenon requires the interaction of light with matter that is both optically inhomogeneous and anisotropic. The underlying physics is also associated with the so-called Pancharatnam-Berry geometrical phases involved in any inhomogeneous transformation of the optical polarization.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0099
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.0099
dc.identifierPRL 96, 163905 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.163905
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/143354
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleOptical spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous anisotropic media
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