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Is photon angular momentum conserved in a dielectric medium?

M. Kristensen, J. P. Woerdman

Physical Review Letters · 1994 · 45 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

We report the first measurement of photon angular momentum inside a dielectric medium. In contrast to the corresponding photon linear momentum, which is proportional to the refractive index n, we find the angular momentum to be independent of n.

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