Topological dichroism and birefringence of twisted light

Forbes, Kayn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8884-3496 and Green, Dale ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-0486 (2024) Topological dichroism and birefringence of twisted light. In: Nanophotonics X. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 12991 . SPIE, pp. 51-59. ISBN 9781510673007

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Abstract

Material anisotropy produces differential absorption and birefringence of linearly polarized light; material chirality leads to differential absorption and birefringence of circularly polarized light. Here we highlight how anisotropic media can produce a differential absorption and birefringence which depends on the sign of the topological charge ℓ of a focused optical vortex beam. Manifesting purely through electric-dipole interactions and proportional to the paraxial parameter to first-order, these topological-charge-dependent light-matter interactions are significantly larger than current ℓ-dependent effects which require material chirality and extremely focused light. The interactions described within represent a novel method for probing the local structure of advanced materials and nanoscale light.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: structured light,anisotropic,birefringence,dichroism,light-matter interactions,optical angular momentum,polarization,topological charge,electronic, optical and magnetic materials,condensed matter physics,computer science applications,applied mathematics,electrical and electronic engineering ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2500/2504
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024)
Faculty of Science > School of Physics (former - to 2024)
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Date Deposited: 02 Aug 2024 10:30
Last Modified: 12 Aug 2024 11:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96109
DOI: 10.1117/12.3017857

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