Knotted polarizations and spin in three-dimensional polychromatic waves
Danica Sugic, Mark R. Dennis, Franco Nori, Konstantin Y. Bliokh
Abstract
The authors examine complex three-dimensional polarization in the interference of several vector waves with different commensurable frequencies. They describe knots formed by such polychromatic vector fields, as well as their spin and polarization properties.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsPolarization (electrochemistry)OpticsSpin polarizationInterference (communication)Spin (aerodynamics)Spin waveLinear polarizationCondensed matter physicsWave vectorCircular polarizationPolarizerQuantum electrodynamicsOrbital Angular Momentum in OpticsOcean Waves and Remote SensingNonlinear Photonic Systems