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Detecting photons with orbital angular momentum in extended astronomical objects: application to solar observations
Detecting photons with orbital angular momentum in extended astronomical objects: application to solar observations
- Source :
- Astronomy and Astrophysics; February 2011, Vol. 526 Issue: 1
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Context.The orbital angular momentum (OAM) of the photon is a property of light from astronomical objects that has not yet been measured. We propose a method of measuring the OAM spectrum of light from an extended natural source, the Sun. Relating the OAM spectrum of different solar areas to its structures could lead to a novel remote sensing technique.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00046361 and 14320746
- Volume :
- 526
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs22859521
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201014844