Frequency changes during the propagation of a light beam
| Autor: | Olivier Emile, Janine Emile |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Université de Rennes (UR), Institut de Physique de Rennes (IPR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | EPL-Europhysics Letters EPL-Europhysics Letters, 2022, 139 (3), pp.35001. ⟨10.1209/0295-5075/ac7dfa⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0295-5075 1286-4854 |
| Popis: | The energy and therefore the frequency of electromagnetic fields are quantities which are generally considered to be conserved in free space propagation. However, we observe here a frequency varying optical wave in free space propagation. The light comes from an Arago spot. Its frequency changes due to the rotational Doppler effect. More precisely, the light diffracted by a two-dimensional asymmetric object carries orbital angular momentum that varies with distance. As the object rotates, the frequency of the diffracted light experiences different rotational Doppler shifts along propagation. It varies in a discrete quantized way as it propagates. It can be adjusted, without violation of the conservation of energy. Since this phenomenon is deeply rooted in the diffraction process, it sheds some new light on this still open issue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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