Chirality and the angular momentum of light

Cameron, Robert P. and Goette, Jörg B. and Barnett, Stephen M. and Yao, Alison M. (2017) Chirality and the angular momentum of light. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375 (2087). 20150433. ISSN 1471-2962 (https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2015.0433)

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Abstract

Chirality is exhibited by objects that cannot be rotated into their mirror images. It is far from obvious that this has anything to do with the angular momentum of light, which owes its existence to rotational symmetries. There is nevertheless a subtle connection between chirality and the angular momentum of light. We demonstrate this connection and, in particular, its significance in the context of chiral light-matter interactions.

ORCID iDs

Cameron, Robert P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-5459, Goette, Jörg B., Barnett, Stephen M. and Yao, Alison M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6260-5852;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:57524
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    9 January 2017
    Published
    12 August 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:There are no EPSRC-related datasets associated with this publication.
    Keywords:chirality, optical angular momentum, molecules, physical chemistry, Optics. Light, Physical and theoretical chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Engineering(all), Mathematics(all)
    Subjects:Science > Physics > Optics. Light
    Science > Chemistry > Physical and theoretical chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:24 Aug 2016 08:52
    Last modified:26 Mar 2023 15:39
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57524
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