van Enk, S. J. and Nienhuis, G. (2008) Rotating photons. In: Complex Light and Optical Forces II. Proceedings of SPIE. No.6905. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) , Bellingham, WA, Art. No. 69050E. ISBN 9780819470836. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20181109-123252947
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Abstract
We propose a quantum theory of rotating light beams and study some of its properties. Such beams are polychromatic and have either a slowly rotating polarization or a slowly rotating transverse mode pattern. We show there are, for both cases, three different natural types of modes that qualify as rotating, one of which is a new type not previously considered. We discuss differences between these three types of rotating modes on the one hand and non-rotating modes as viewed from a rotating frame of reference on the other, thus resolving some paradoxes mentioned recently.
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Additional Information: | © 2008 Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). | ||||||
Group: | Institute for Quantum Information and Matter | ||||||
Subject Keywords: | Angular momentum, photons, rotation | ||||||
Series Name: | Proceedings of SPIE | ||||||
Issue or Number: | 6905 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1117/12.765476 | ||||||
Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20181109-123252947 | ||||||
Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20181109-123252947 | ||||||
Official Citation: | S. J. van Enk, G. Nienhuis, } "Rotating photons", Proc. SPIE 6905, Complex Light and Optical Forces II, 69050E (25 January 2008); doi: 10.1117/12.765476; https://doi.org/10.1117/12.765476 | ||||||
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Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||
Deposited On: | 13 Nov 2018 18:53 | ||||||
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