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Photon orbital angular momentum: problems and perspectives
Author(s) -
Santamato E.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/prop.200410184
Subject(s) - angular momentum , angular momentum coupling , total angular momentum quantum number , physics , orbital angular momentum of light , orbital angular momentum multiplexing , photon , azimuthal quantum number , orbital motion , angular momentum of light , spin (aerodynamics) , quantum , quantum electrodynamics , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
The availability of laser beams carrying orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum paved the way to the observation of novel effects in quantum and classical optics. These effects are reviewed in this paper with emphasis on future perspectives.