Padgett, M. , Whyte, G., Girkin, J., Wright, A., Allen, L., Ohberg, P. and Barnett, S. M. (2006) Polarization and image rotation induced by a rotating dielectric rod: an optical angular momentum interpretation. Optics Letters, 31, pp. 2205-2207. (doi: 10.1364/OL.31.002205)
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Abstract
When light is transmitted along the axis of a rotating glass rod, the polarization of the light is rotated through a small angle [Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 349, 423 (1976)]. Under the same conditions, we predict a rotation of the transmitted image by exactly the same angle. The treatment of the two effects in terms of light’s spin and orbital angular momentum suggests that they share a common origin.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Wright, Dr Amanda and Padgett, Professor Miles and Barnett, Professor Stephen and Allen, Prof Leslie and Whyte, Mr Graeme |
| Authors: | Padgett, M., Whyte, G., Girkin, J., Wright, A., Allen, L., Ohberg, P., and Barnett, S. M. |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Journal Name: | Optics Letters |
| Publisher: | Optical Society of America |
| ISSN: | 0146-9592 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1539-4794 |
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