Orbital angular momentum in optical waves propagating through distributed turbulence.
Orbital angular momentum in optical waves propagating through distributed turbulence.
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DOI：
10.1364/oe.19.024596
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发表时间：
2011-11
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Darryl J. Sanchez;D. Oesch
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作者：
Darryl J. Sanchez;D. Oesch
这是证明具有轨道角动量的光子可以在通过分布式湍流传播的光波中产生的两篇论文中的第二篇。在配套论文中，表明通过大气湍流的传播可以产生不平凡的角动量。在这里，我们扩展了结果并证明该动量至少部分是轨道角动量。具体来说，我们证明分支点（用自适应光学社区的语言）表明存在非零 OAM 的光子。此外，产生具有非零轨道角动量的光子所需的条件是普遍存在的。这一声明的影响是广泛的，这些都被粗略地列举出来。
This is the second of two papers demonstrating that photons with orbital angular momentum can be created in optical waves propagating through distributed turbulence. In the companion paper, it is shown that propagation through atmospheric turbulence can create non-trivial angular momentum. Here, we extend the result and demonstrate that this momentum is, at least in part, orbital angular momentum. Specifically, we demonstrate that branch points (in the language of the adaptive optic community) indicate the presence of photons with non-zero OAM. Furthermore, the conditions required to create photons with non-zero orbital angular momentum are ubiquitous. The repercussions of this statement are wide ranging and these are cursorily enumerated.