SU(2) structure of the Poincar sphere for light beams with orbital angular momentum Academic Article

abstract

• An SU(2) basis for the recently proposed analog of the Poincar sphere for light beams with orbital angular momentum is presented. The work of Padgett and Courtial [Opt. Lett. 24, 430 (1999)] is generalized in several directions, including quantized as well as partially coherent beams with orbital angular momentum. The SU(N) version of the present theory can be used for higher-order Laguerre-Gauss beams. 1999 Optical Society of America.

authors

• Agarwal, Girish

published proceedings

• Journal of the Optical Society of America A

author list (cited authors)

• Agarwal, G. S.

citation count

• 54

complete list of authors

• Agarwal, GS

publication date

• December 1999

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics, Image Science and Vision  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/josaa.16.002914

start page

• 2914

end page

• 2914

volume

• 16

issue

• 12

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/josaa.16.002914