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Chirality and the angular momentum of light

Author(s) -

Robert P. Cameron,

Jörg B. Götte,

Stephen M. Barnett,

Alison M. Yao

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

philosophical transactions of the royal society a mathematical physical and engineering sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.074

H-Index - 169

eISSN - 1471-2962

pISSN - 1364-503X

DOI - 10.1098/rsta.2015.0433

Subject(s) - angular momentum , physics , chirality (physics) , angular momentum of light , orbital angular momentum of light , angular momentum coupling , context (archaeology) , angular momentum operator , connection (principal bundle) , total angular momentum quantum number , rotational transition , classical mechanics , optics , quantum mechanics , geometry , mathematics , chiral symmetry , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark , paleontology , biology

Chirality is exhibited by objects that cannot be rotated into their mirror images. It is far from obvious that this has anything to do with the angular momentum of light, which owes its existence to rotational symmetries. There is nevertheless a subtle connection between chirality and the angular momentum of light. We demonstrate this connection and, in particular, its significance in the context of chiral light-matter interactions.This article is part of the themed issue 'Optical orbital angular momentum'.

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