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To experimentally demonstrate the direct conversion of optical spin angular momentum into orbital angular momentum using inhomogeneous, anisotropic media.

April 28, 2006Physical Review LettersOpen Access

Optical Spin-to-Orbital Angular Momentum Conversion in Inhomogeneous Anisotropic Media

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LMLorenzo MarrucciInstitute of Applied Science and Intelligent Systems CMCarlo ManzoUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya DPDomenico PaparoInstitute of Applied Science and Intelligent Systems

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Experimental study demonstrates spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous anisotropic media, highlighting geometric-phase mechanisms for generating helical light modes.

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To experimentally demonstrate the direct conversion of optical spin angular momentum into orbital angular momentum using inhomogeneous, anisotropic media.
Transmitted circularly polarized light beams through media characterized by both optical inhomogeneity and optical anisotropy.
Characterized the resulting optical wavefronts and mode transformations driven by Pancharatnam-Berry geometrical phases.
Generated helical optical modes via the conversion of optical spin angular momentum to orbital angular momentum.
Confirmed that the wavefront helicity of the generated beam is directly dictated and controlled by the handedness of the input circular polarization.

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Marrucci et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d84bfa8c03fbaff8beec59 https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.96.163905

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Experimental study demonstrates spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous anisotropic media, highlighting geometric-phase mechanisms for generating helical light modes.

Optical Spin-to-Orbital Angular Momentum Conversion in Inhomogeneous Anisotropic Media

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