Polarization and image rotation induced by a rotating dielectric rod: An optical angular momentum interpretation

Miles Padgett; Graeme Whyte; John Girkin; Amanda Wright; Les Allen; Patrik Ohberg; Stephen M. Barnett

doi:10.1364/OL.31.002205

Polarization and image rotation induced by a rotating dielectric rod: An optical angular momentum interpretation

Miles Padgett^*
, Graeme Whyte
, John Girkin
, Amanda Wright
, Les Allen
, Patrik Ohberg
, Stephen M. Barnett

^*Corresponding author for this work

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When light is transmitted along the axis of a rotating glass rod, the polarization of the light is rotated through a small angle [Proc. R. Soc. London, Ser. A 349, 423 (1976)]. Under the same conditions, we predict a rotation of the transmitted image by exactly the same angle. The treatment of the two effects in terms of light's spin and orbital angular momentum suggests that they share a common origin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2205-2207
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.002205
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2006

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