Higher-order Poincaré sphere, stokes parameters, and the angular momentum of light
| Autor: | Robert R. Alfano, Giovanni Milione, H. I. Sztul, D.A. Nolan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Physics
symbols.namesake Angular momentum Classical mechanics Total angular momentum quantum number Angular momentum coupling Angular momentum of light symbols General Physics and Astronomy Orbital angular momentum multiplexing Stokes parameters Orbital angular momentum of light Angular momentum operator |
| Zdroj: | Physical review letters. 107(5) |
| ISSN: | 1079-7114 |
| Popis: | A higher-order Poincare sphere and Stokes parameter representation of the higher-order states of polarization of vector vortex beams that includes radial and azimuthal polarized cylindrical vector beams is presented. The higher-order Poincare sphere is constructed by naturally extending the Jones vector basis of plane wave polarization in terms of optical spin angular momentum to the total optical angular momentum that includes higher dimensional orbital angular momentum. The salient properties of this representation are illustrated by its ability to describe the higher-order modes of optical fiber waveguides, more exotic vector beams, and a higher-order Pancharatnam-Berry geometric phase. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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