Short description The orbital angular momentum of light has gone from a curiosity of optics to a versatile tool. There have been many applications, from new ways of storing information on CD to new ideas for the observation of the universe - all of which and more are dealt with in this volume.
From the contents - The Orbital Angular Momentum of Light: An Introduction - Vortex Flow of Light: ``Spin?? and ``Orbital?? Flows in a Circularly Polarized Paraxial Beam - Helically Phased Beams, and Analogies with Polarization - Trapping and Rotation of Particles in Light Fields with Embedded Optical Vortices - Optical Torquesin Liquid Crystals - Driving Optical Micromachines with Orbital Angular Momentum - Rotational Optical Micromanipulation with Specific Shapes Built by Photopolymerization - Spiral Phase Contrast Microscopy - Applications of Electromagnetic OAM in Astrophysics and Space Physics Studies - Optical Vortex Cat States and their Utility for Creating Macroscopic Superpositions of Persistent Flows - Experimental Control of the Orbital Angular Momentum of Single and Entangled Photons - Rotating Atoms with Light
