Optical spin-orbit interactions in molecular scattering of twisted light

Forbes, Kayn A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8884-3496 (2019) Optical spin-orbit interactions in molecular scattering of twisted light. In: Complex Light and Optical Forces XIII, 2019-02-02 - 2019-02-07, San Francisco, United States.

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Abstract

The unique role that can electric quadrupole transition moments play in chiroptical interactions has recently been established with twisted light beams. Manifesting a spin-orbit interaction in paraxial light, the engagement of electric quadrupoles in electronic transitions is highlighted in optical phenomena such as absorption, in both chiral and achiral media. However, spin-orbit interactions of light are also well-known in scattering from small particles, and recent exploratory experimental work suggests a chiroptical interaction of this nature in the scattering of optical vortex beams. Using a quantum electrodynamical formulation, such a sensitivity to the handedness of a vortex beam is accounted for in molecular scattering processes.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 17 Jun 2019 08:30
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2023 13:53
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/71403
DOI: 10.1117/12.2509390

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