Spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in focusing, scattering, and imaging systems

Konstantin Y. Bliokh; Elena A. Ostrovskaya; Miguel A. Alonso; Oscar G. Rodríguez-Herrera; David Lara; Chris Dainty

doi:10.1364/OE.19.026132

Spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in focusing, scattering, and imaging systems

Konstantin Y. Bliokh^*, Elena A. Ostrovskaya, Miguel A. Alonso, Oscar G. Rodríguez-Herrera, David Lara, Chris Dainty

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We present a general theory of spin-to-orbital angular momentum (AM) conversion of light in focusing, scattering, and imaging optical systems. Our theory employs universal geometric transformations of non-paraxial optical fields in such systems and allows for direct calculation and comparison of the AM conversion efficiency in different physical settings. Observations of the AM conversions using local intensity distributions and far-field polarimetric measurements are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26132-26149
Number of pages	18
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	19
Issue number	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.026132
Publication status	Published - 19 Dec 2011

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