Dynamics of optical spin-orbit coupling in uniaxial crystals.
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چکیده
We study theoretically and verify experimentally the detailed dynamics of spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion for a circularly polarized Gaussian beam propagating along the optical axis of a uniaxial crystal. We extend the results to the case of white-light beams when each of the spectral components undergoes its own wavelength-dependent angular momentum conversion process.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 34 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009