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Orbital Angular Momentum of Light

🔸The orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light refers to its component of angular momentum that depends on the spatial distribution of the optical field, not its polarization. OAM can be split into internal and external types, with internal OAM appearing in helical or twisted wavefronts and external OAM being related to the linear momentum of a light beam.

2026-10-17 10:21

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