Miles J. Padgett, Johannes Courtial, L.J. Allen
Abstract
The realization that light beams can have quantized orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum has led, in recent years, to novel experiments in quantum mechanics and new methods for manipulating microparticles
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The realization that light beams can have quantized orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum has led, in recent years, to novel experiments in quantum mechanics and new methods for manipulating microparticles
Key concepts: Angular momentum, Angular momentum coupling, Azimuthal quantum number, Orbital motion, Orbital angular momentum of light, Physics, Total angular momentum quantum number, Angular momentum of light