26 Oct
2018
26 Oct
'18
18:01
... this is the first time I've heard about OAM [of light] Probably because you studied it by its correct terminology, elliptical
On 2018-10-26 08:17 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: polarization. Certainly there is an angular momentum association with it, but I'm rather dubious that it would be proper to call it "orbital". BTW, I don't think quantum physics has much to do with it either -- elliptical polarization is included in any second-year physics course on classical electromagnetism. All in all, though, fascinating stuff -- good to see it entering the realm of data communications in a practical way. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org