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ToolsLembessis, V. E., Babiker, M. and Andrews, D L. (2009) Surface optical vortices. Physical Review A (PRA), 79 (1). ISSN 1094-1622
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Abstract
It is shown how the total internal reflection of orbital-angular-momentum-endowed light can lead to the generation of evanescent light possessing rotational properties in which the intensity distribution is firmly localized in the vicinity of the surface. The characteristics of these surface optical vortices depend on the form of the incident light and on the dielectric mismatch of the two media. The interference of surface optical vortices is shown to give rise to interesting phenomena, including pattern rotation akin to a surface optical Ferris wheel. Applications are envisaged to be in atom lithography, optical surface tweezers, and spanners.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024) |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Physical and Analytical Chemistry (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Chemistry of Light and Energy Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Photonics and Quantum Science |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Smith |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2010 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 01:17 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10732 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevA.79.011806 |
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