Angular momentum of light revisited: spin-orbit interactions in free space

Konstantin Y. Bliokh; Miguel A. Alonso; Elena A. Ostrovskaya

doi:10.1117/12.873818

3 February 2011 Angular momentum of light revisited: spin-orbit interactions in free space

Konstantin Y. Bliokh, Miguel A. Alonso, Elena A. Ostrovskaya

Proceedings Volume 7950, Complex Light and Optical Forces V; 795003 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873818
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2011, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

We give an exact self-consistent operator description of the spin and orbital angular momenta, position, and spin-orbit interactions of nonparaxial light in free space. We apply the general theory to symmetric and asymmetric Bessel beams exhibiting spin- and orbital-dependent intensity profiles. The exact wave solutions are clearly interpreted in terms of the Berry phases, quantization of caustics, and Hall effects of light, which can be readily observed experimentally.

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Konstantin Y. Bliokh, Miguel A. Alonso, and Elena A. Ostrovskaya "Angular momentum of light revisited: spin-orbit interactions in free space", Proc. SPIE 7950, Complex Light and Optical Forces V, 795003 (3 February 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873818

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