Spin-orbit interaction of light induced by transverse spin angular momentum engineering

Harnessing both orbital and spin angular momentum in light fields enables various applications in bio-sensing and nano-photonics. Here, the authors create engineered spin-orbit coupling between orbital angular momentum and transverse spin angular momentum in light using a vortex-emitting waveguide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zengkai Shao, Jiangbo Zhu, Yujie Chen, Yanfeng Zhang, Siyuan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03237-5