Chirality and the angular momentum of light

被引：43
作者：
Cameron, Robert P. [1 ]
Gotte, Jorg B. [1 ,3 ]
Barnett, Stephen M. [1 ]
Yao, Alison M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Glasgow, Sch Phys & Astron, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
[2] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Nanjing Univ, Coll Engn & Appl Sci, Natl Lab Solid State Microstruct, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
来源：
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES | 2017年 / 375卷 / 2087期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
chirality; optical angular momentum; molecules; physical chemistry; PARITY CONSERVATION; RAMAN-SCATTERING; MOLECULES; PHASE; BEAMS; RAYLEIGH; SPIN; LAWS;
D O I：
10.1098/rsta.2015.0433
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Chirality is exhibited by objects that cannot be rotated into their mirror images. It is far from obvious that this has anything to do with the angular momentum of light, which owes its existence to rotational symmetries. There is nevertheless a subtle connection between chirality and the angularmomentum of light. We demonstrate this connection and, in particular, its significance in the context of chiral light-matter interactions. This article is part of the themed issue 'Optical orbital angular momentum'.
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