Abbreviated Journal Title
Opt. Express
Keywords
WAVE; Optics
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the conservation of angular momentum of light in single scattering of circularly polarized light from a spherical, non-absorbing particle. We show that the angular momentum carried by the incident wave is distributed in the scattered waves between terms related to polarization or spin and to orbital angular momentum, respectively. We also show that, in all scattering directions, a constant ratio exists between the flux density of the total angular momentum and the intensity.
Journal Title
Optics Express
Volume
14
Issue/Number
18
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
8425
Last Page
8433
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1094-4087
Recommended Citation
Schwartz, Chaim and Dogariu, Aristide, "Conservation of angular momentum of light in single scattering" (2006). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 6564.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/6564
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