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 1364-503X

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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:07 May 2021 00:39
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      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57524
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