Backscattered polarization patterns, optical vortices, and the angular momentum of light |
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Authors: | Schwartz Chaim Dogariu Aristide |
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Affiliation: | College of Optics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA. |
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Abstract: | We demonstrate that the polarization patterns observed in backscattering of linearly polarized light are a manifestation of the conservation of angular momentum of light. We will show that this phenomenon can be described in terms of phase vortices that are acquired by the right and left circularly polarized components. The helicity and orbital angular momentum of these components satisfy the requirement for conservation of angular momentum. |
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