Photon Orbital Angular Momentum in Astrophysics

By M. Harwit. 2003

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Astronomical observations of the orbital angular momentum of photons, a property of electromagnetic radiation that has come to the fore in recent years, have apparently never been attempted. Here I show how measurements of this property of photons have a number of astrophysical applications.

Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering

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In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

1. Franco Nori
2. K. Bliokh
3. A. Yao
4. M. della Valle
5. Fabrizio Tamburini
6. B. Thid'e
7. Miguel A. Alonso
8. Miles J. Padgett

In Biomedical Engineering

1. K. Bliokh
2. Franco Nori
3. A. Yao
4. Miles J. Padgett
5. M. della Valle
6. Fabrizio Tamburini
7. B. Thid'e

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