Transfer of angular momentum to absorbing particles from a laser beam with a phase singularity

Marlies E. J. Friese; Hao He; N. R. Heckenberg; Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

doi:10.1117/12.239174

29 April 1996 Transfer of angular momentum to absorbing particles from a laser beam with a phase singularity

Marlies E. J. Friese, Hao He, N. R. Heckenberg, Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

Proceedings Volume 2792, Laser Optics '95: Nonlinear Dynamics in Lasers; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239174
Event: Laser Optics '95, 1995, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

Phase singularities in laser beams carry angular momentum due to the associated helical wavefront structure. This angular momentum can be transferred to absorbing particles trapped in the beam, setting them into rotation.

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Marlies E. J. Friese, Hao He, N. R. Heckenberg, and Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop "Transfer of angular momentum to absorbing particles from a laser beam with a phase singularity", Proc. SPIE 2792, Laser Optics '95: Nonlinear Dynamics in Lasers, (29 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.239174

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