Researchers create new state of light

Phys.org  February 25, 2020
Light rotates around a longitudinal axis parallel to the direction light travels. An international team of researchers (China, USA – University of Dayton) has demonstrated a three-dimensional wave packet that is a spatiotemporal (ST) optical vortex with a controllable purely transverse orbital angular momentum (OAM). The magnitude of the transverse OAM carried by the ST vortex is scalable to a larger value by simple adjustments. Since the ST vortex carries a controllable OAM uniquely in the transverse dimension, it has strong potential for novel applications that may not be possible otherwise. The scheme reported here can be readily adapted for other spectral regimes and different wave fields, opening opportunities for the study and applications of ST vortices in a wide range of areas…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLE

Credit: University of Dayton

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