Physics Today · 2004 · 720 citations · 20 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOpticsPhotonicsQuantum MechanicsAngular MomentumQuantum OpticsRelativistic Quantum MechanicsSpin DynamicsSpin-orbit CouplingAngular Momentum In Quantum OpticsAngular Momentum OperatorsAngular Momentum QuantizationElectromagnetic Angular MomentumOrbital Angular Momentum Of LightQuantum States Of LightSpin Angular Momentum Of LightSpin-angular Momentum Coupling
The realization that light beams can have quantized orbital angular momentum in addition to spin angular momentum has led, in recent years, to novel experiments in quantum mechanics and new methods for manipulating microparticles
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Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles
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Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +12
Entanglement of the orbital angular momentum states of photons
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