Second-Harmonic Generation And The Orbital Angular Momentum Of Light

Dholakia, K., Simpson, N.B., Padgett, M.J. and Allen, L. (1996) Second-Harmonic Generation And The Orbital Angular Momentum Of Light. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 54(5), R3742-R3745. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.54.R3742)

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Abstract

Second-harmonic generation has been obtained by the use of Laguerre-Gaussian beams in a variety of mode orders. Each mode becomes doubled in frequency and transformed to a higher order. We show this to be a consequence of the phase-matching conditions. The experiment is consistent with the interpretation that the orbital angular momentum of the Laguerre-Gaussian mode is directly proportional to the azimuthal mode index l.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Padgett, Professor Miles
Authors: Dholakia, K., Simpson, N.B., Padgett, M.J., and Allen, L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Journal Abbr.:Phys. Rev. A
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1050-2947
ISSN (Online):1094-1622

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